- Susanna Styron
Susanna Styron is an American film and documentary maker. She is one of the four children (three girls and one boy) of writer and novelist
William Styron (1925-2006) and his wife, Rose.She studied at
Yale University , majoring in film studies, and, in1976 , she returned toMartha's Vineyard , where she had spent her childhood summers, to make the film, "Suspended Sentence", as her senior thesis. The film is about young people who chose an alternative lifestyle on the Vineyard.A more recent work, "9/12: From Chaos to Community", recounts the work volunteers performed to support post-9/11 rescue efforts and the camaraderie that developed among them.
Styron attending the
American Film Institute as a directing fellow; she earned herMFA .The family moved to
Nyack, New York and Ms. Styron began teaching atColumbia University 's graduate film program.Ms. Styron based her 1998 feature film, "Shadrach " (which starredHarvey Keitel andAndie MacDowell ) on a short story written by her father.Family
In 1984, she married Darrell Larson, an actor, and settled in
Sacramento, California . They have two children, Emma and Lilah.External links
* http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0836610/
* http://www.mvtimes.com/calendar/2006/08/03/film_9_12.php
* http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9812/styron.html
* http://www.912film.com/about_filmmakers.php
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