Daniel Johnston
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Biography: Daniel Dale Johnston was an American singer-songwriter and artist regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Most of his work consisted of cassettes recorded alone in his home, and his music was frequently cited for its "pure" and "childlike" qualities. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Johnston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Sacramento, California, USA
Birthday: January 22, 1961
Deathday: September 11, 2019
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Overview: This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his mental illness and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-31
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Honey I Sure Miss You
Overview: A tribute to the late Daniel Johnston featuring covers from 15 different artists, released for the one year anniversary of the death of Daniel Johnston.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-09-11
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It Was An Axe-ident
Overview: From 1978 a written and directed short film by Daniel Johnston starring his father, Bill Johnston.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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King Kong
Overview: Singer and musician Daniel Johnston sits on a bench in a park and recites or reads or sings a text, while kids are either running around or trying to understand what is going on.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-18
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It Must Be Monday
Overview: One of Daniel Johnston's short films made as a teenager.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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It Must Be Monday
Overview: One of Daniel Johnston's short films made as a teenager.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
Overview: A nameless young man travels the country by bus and train, visiting friends and making new ones, having banal conversations, and dedicating his existence to mundane activities.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-31
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Woodshock
Overview: It's just a simple stretch of interviews and images capturing the people who camp out, dope up, drink up, sometimes get naked, and jump into a nearby waterfall, whilst listening to musicians like Daniel Johnston.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-30
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All Tomorrow's Parties
Overview: Covers the history of the long running All Tomorrow's Parties music festival, utilizing footage generated by the fans and musicians attending the events themselves, on a multitude of formats including Super8, camcorder and mobile phone.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-14
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The Angel and Daniel Johnston: Live at the Union Chapel
Overview: A professional video production of the July 2007 performance of Daniel Johnston at Union Chapel in London.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-12-08
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Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston?
Overview: Daniel Johnston stars in this psychedelic short film about an aging musician coming to terms with the dreams of yesteryear.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-11-11
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I.R.S. Records Presents The Best of The Cutting Edge Volumes I & II
Overview: The Cutting Edge first aired in 1983 (a precursor to 120 minutes) on MTV providing viewers with a rare opportunity to intimately voyage the sounds, thoughts, work spaces and living quarters of the most interesting artists on the cutting edge of music. Host Peter Zaremba (of the fabulous Fleshtones) added levity with his wit and love of music and musicians. Artists features in this compilation include R.E.M., Squeeze, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robyn Hitchcock, Tom Waits, The Blasters, Stan Ridgeway, Husker Du, X, The Alarm, The Fleshtones, Hoodoo Gurus, Jonathan Richman, The Smithereens, The DB's, Let's Active; also bonus appearances by Henry Rollins and Willie Dixon.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-16
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My Dinner with Daniel
Overview: Shot in 1988 at the home of Half Japanese co-founder David Fair. Daniel Johnston, Jad Fair, Susan Fair, David Fair and Charles Brohawn (The Tinklers) all participate, after Daniel's arrival and a taco dinner prepared by David. Daniel performs some of his classic material, including the astonishing "Don't Play Cards with Satan".
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-01
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Abraham Obama
Overview: Artist Ron English travels across the country illegally putting up artwork of President Obama and Abraham Lincoln merged together.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-02-05
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