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Kent, Gary Warner was born on June 7, 1933 in Walla Walla, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Arthur Everett and Iola Pearl (Nixdorff) Kent.
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Shadows & Light: Journeys With Outlaws in Revolutionary Hollywood
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iShadows and Light/i illuminates the "reel" revolution that started in 1960 with director John Cassavetes' work. It is written by writer/director, actor, stuntman, special effects guru, production manager Gary Kent.An officer in this revolution, Kent compiled credits on over one hundred motion pictures and won several major film awards. This book is Kent's homage to the artistic, talented makers of magic, who began on the bottom of the dog-pile making biker flicks and nudie cuties and today find themselves on top of the Hollywood heap. The book is filled with memories, reminiscences, inside information, heretofore unknown facts, anecdotes and photos accumulated over forty-some years in independent, outrageous and courageous cinema. Kent provides a glimpse into the mystery of preparing stunt, action and special effects sequences without resorting to computer graphics and offers an inside take at the making of some favorite motion pictures, from concept to release.The books features stories of William Shatner, Ann-Margret, Brian De Palma, Bruce Campbell, Ed Wood, Charles Manson, Frank Zappa, Duane Eddy, the Hells Angels and others.
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Gary Warner Kent
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Student, University Washington, 1951-1952; student, San Diego State University, 1952-1953; student, Del Mar College, 1956.
Career
Broadcaster, Station KSIX, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1955;
broadcaster, Station KTHT, Houston, 1956;
actor, Alley and Playhouse Theatres, Houston, 1956-1959;
actor motion pictures, 1959-1973;
general partner, PMK Prodns., Dallas, 1973-1980;
general partner, Signature Prodns., Austin, Texas, 1982-1985;
vice president, Power Dance Corporation, Austin, Los Angeles, Texas, since 1985. Produced stunts and special effects films Targets, Paramount, Phantom ofthe Paradise, 20th Century Fox, Hell's Angels on Wheels, Fanfare, Psychout, American International, Satan's Sadists, Dracula versus Frankenstein, Lost, Independent International, Man Called Dagger, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, The Forest, Wide World Entertainment, Return of County Yorga, Vampire, Killers Three, Savage Seven, Dick Clark Prodns., The Shootings, Ride the Whirlwind, New Pacific Films, Flight of Black Angel, 1991 Warbirds, 1991, Lethal Pursuit, Guns of Dragon, Colof of Night, 1994. For television Daniel Boone, 20th Century television, Man From United Network Command for Law and Enforcement, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, New Adam Twelve, Warner Brothers.
Stunt consultant Mon Frere Prodns., 1995.
Achievements
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book
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Shadows & Light: Journeys With Outlaws in Revolutionary Hollywood
(iShadows and Light/i illuminates the "reel" revolution th...)
- Shadows & Light: Journeys With Outlaws in Revolutionary Hollywood by Kent, Gary (2009) Paperback
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Shadows & Light: Journeys With Outlaws in Revolutionary Hollywood
Membership
Active Special Olympics, Austin, 1990. With United States Navy, 1953-1955. Member SAG, American Federation television and Radio Artists, Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Austin Film Society, TheHope Foundation, Austin Writer's League, Indiana Feature Project West.
Connections
Married Joyce Peacock, 1954. Children: Greg, Colleen, Andy. Married Rosemary Gallegly, 1960.
Children: Chris, Alex, Mike. Married Shirley Willeford, July 3, 1977.
Education
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1952
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1956
Career
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1955
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1956 - 1959
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1973 - 1980
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1982 - 1985
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Recipient Best Special Stunt award in motion pictures Stuntman awards, Hollywood, California, 1987, 1st place Lone Star Screenplay Competition, Dallas, 1997.Recipient Best Special Stunt award in motion pictures Stuntman awards, Hollywood, California, 1987, 1st place Lone Star Screenplay Competition, Dallas, 1997.