Perry Miller Adato

Perry Miller Adato

Perry Miller Adato(born in Yonkers) is an award-winning American documentary film producer and director and writer. She won an Emmy in 1968 for her first film, "Dylan Thomas: The World I Breathe" and won two Emmy nominations for "Gertrude Stein: When This You See, Remember Me" in 1970. In 1980 she won an Emmy nomination for "Picasso-A Painter's Diary."

She was the first woman ever to win the coveted Directors Guild of America Award for "Georgia O'Keeffe".

Adato was born Perry Miller. She married Neil M. Adato on September 11th, 1955. They had two children, Lauren and Michelle. ["Who's Who in America" 1986-1987. p. 18]

Filmography

* "Georgia O'Keeffe -A Life in Art" (2003)
* "Alfred Stieglitz : The Eloquent Eye" (2001)
* "Great Tales in Asian Art" (1996)
* "Art of the Western World" (series 1989-90)
* "A White Garment of Churches" (1989)
* "Eugene O'Neill : A Glory of Ghosts" (1986)
* "Carl Sandburg : Echoes and Silences" (1982)
* "Picasso -A Painter's Diary" (1980)
* "Frankenthaler -Toward A New Climate" (1978)
* "Georgia O'Keeffe" (1977)
* "Mary Cassatt -Impressionist From Philadelphia" (1975)
* "The Originals-Women In Art" (series 1975-78)
* "An Eames Celebration-Several Worlds Of Charles Eames and Ray Eames" (1973)
* "The Great Radio Comedians" (1972)
* "Gertrude Stein : When This You See, Remember Me" (1970)
* "The Film Generation And Dance" (1969)
* "The Film Generation" (series 1968-69)
* "Dylan Thomas -The World I Breathe" (1968)

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