Marie Menken (1909-1970) was an experimental filmmaker, actress, painter, and New York socialite who appeared in several Andy Warhol films. She shot and directed several of her own films during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Andy Warhol was a amazing artist (August 6, 1928 — February 22, 1987) was an American artist who became a central figure in the movement known as pop art. ...

Marie Menken was born Marie Menkevicius in New York City on May 25, 1909. The daughter of Catholic Lithuanian immigrants, she grew up in Brooklyn, where she became interested in painting at a young age. In 1931 she met and married Willard Maas, a professor of literature at Wagner College in Staten Island. Maas financially supported her art: first paintings done in mixed media and later experimental films. Maas and Menken were both extremely social individuals who were known for their "wild parties," their sophisticated salons, and were referred to as "scholarly drunks" and the "last of the great bohemians" by Andy Warhol. Their exploits were documented by their friend, playwright Edward Albee, in his 1962 play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Indeed, the main characters, Martha and George, were based on Marie and Willard whose volatile relationship create much of the conflict in the award winning play. Willard Maas was an American experimental filmmaker. ... Wagner College is a coeducational private liberal arts college located on Staten Island in New York City. ... Andy Warhol was a amazing artist (August 6, 1928 — February 22, 1987) was an American artist who became a central figure in the movement known as pop art. ... Edward Albee, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1961 Edward Franklin Albee III (born March 12, 1928) is an American playwright known for works including Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Zoo Story, and The Sandbox. ... Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a play by Edward Albee that opened on Broadway at the Billy Rose Theater on October 13, 1962. ...

Menken's films and radical filmmaking techniques influenced directors Kenneth Anger and Stan Brakhage, but of whom cite Menken as an influence and friend. Kenneth Anger Kenneth Anger (born February 3, 1927 in Santa Monica, California as Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer) is an underground avant-garde film-maker and author. ... Stan Brakhage (1933-2003) Stan Brakhage (January 14, 1933 – March 9, 2003) was an American filmmaker. ...

Marie Menken appeared in the Andy Warhol film Chelsea Girls in the role as Mother. She also appeared in vaious other Warhol screen tests, short films, and as Juanita Castro in Warhol's satirical film, The Life of Juanita Castro. Andy Warhol was a amazing artist (August 6, 1928 — February 22, 1987) was an American artist who became a central figure in the movement known as pop art. ... Chelsea Girls is a 1966 film directed by Paul Morrissey and Andy Warhol. ...

In 2006, filmmaker Martina Kudlacek released a comprehensive documentary titled "Notes on Marie Menken." The film features archival footage, clips from many of Menken's films, and interviews with Kenneth Anger, Stan Brakhage, Gerard Malanga, and Jonas Mekas. Kenneth Anger Kenneth Anger (born February 3, 1927 in Santa Monica, California as Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer) is an underground avant-garde film-maker and author. ... Stan Brakhage (1933-2003) Stan Brakhage (January 14, 1933 – March 9, 2003) was an American filmmaker. ... Gerard Joseph Malanga (born New York, March 20, 1943) is a contemporary North American poet, photographer, filmmaker, curator and archivist. ... Jonas Mekas (1922 - ) is a Lithuanian filmmaker, writer, and curator who has often been called the godfather of American avant-garde cinema. ...