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Penelope Spheeris | |
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 Spheeris in 2013 | |
| Born | December 2, 1945 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Children | Anna Fox |
| Relatives | Jimmie Spheeris (brother) Chris Spheeris (cousin) Costa-Gavras (cousin) |
Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945)[1] is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. She has directed both documentary and scripted films. Her best-known works include the trilogy titled The Decline of Western Civilization, each covering an aspect of Los Angeles underground culture,[2] and Wayne's World, her highest-grossing film.[3]
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- Rombes, Nicholas (2010). A Cultural Dictionary of Punk. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 268. ISBN 9781441105059.
- "The Punk Director: Penelope Spheeris Revisits Her Decline of Western Civilization Trilogy". Pitchfork. July 15, 2015.
- Nelmes, Jill; Selbo, Jule (2015). Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137312372.
- Tietjen, Jill; Bridges, Barbara (2019). Hollywood Her Story, An Illustrated History of Women and the Movies. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 9781493037063.
- Mattson, Kevin (2020). We're Not Here to Entertain. Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 9780190908256.
- ^ "Penelope Spheeris". Woman's Hour. 21 July 2006. BBC. Radio 4. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Diamond, Jamie (April 12, 1992). "FILM; Penelope Spheeris: From Carny Life To 'Wayne's World'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
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