Stephen R. Johnson
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Born | Paola, Kansas, United States | July 12, 1952
Died | January 26, 2015 Fort Scott, Kansas, U.S. | (aged 62)
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Stephen Russell Johnson (July 12, 1952 – January 26, 2015) was an American
In addition to directing music videos, Johnson was known for directing all thirteen episodes of the first season of
Johnson was born on July 12, 1952, in Paola, Kansas, the son of Russell and Lena Wheeler Johnson. He attended high school in Pleasanton, Kansas. He then attended college at Kansas University and the University of Southern California.[13] At USC he made an award-winning movie using stop-motion techniques - as did many of his music videos.[14]
Johnson died at the age of 62 on January 26, 2015, in Fort Scott, Kansas, from cardiac complications.[1][13][15]
References
- ^ a b c "The Dead Rock Stars Club - January to June 2015". Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- YouTube
- ^ YouTube
- YouTube
- ^ "Peter Gabriel, 'Sledgehammer' (1986) - The 30 All-TIME Best Music Videos - TIME.com". TIME.com. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ Megan Buerger (28 March 2013). "The Next Musical Frontier". WSJ. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- YouTube
- YouTube
- YouTube
- ^ "Daytime Emmy". Imdb.com. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "UDHR film - Amnesty International". Amnesty.org. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ Solomon, Charles (5 September 1988). "World Animators Make a Film for Human Rights". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Obituary for Stephen Russell Johnson". Cheney-Witt Funeral Chapel. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ISBN 9781101526415.
- ^ "Stephen R. Johnson's Obituary on New York Times". New York Times. 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
External links
- Stephen R. Johnson at IMDb
- Interview with Stephen R. Johnson and Peter Gabriel on YouTube