Mary Ellen Bute (November 21, 1906 – October 17, 1983) was a pioneer film animator who did much of her work in visual music. From 1934 until about 1959, she made 11 short, musical abstract films. They were seen in regular U.S. movie theaters, such as Radio City Music Hall, often before a prestigious film. November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Visual Music is defined several ways. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Radio City Music Hall at Xmas 2005 Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...

Born in Houston, Texas, Bute studied stage lighting at Yale in hopes of learning how to create a color organ which would let her paint with light. She also associated with Leon Theremin and Thomas Wilfred. Nickname Space City Location Location in the state of Texas Government Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 1,558 km² (601. ... Classical Spectacular used ordinary stage lighting plus special laser effects In the 2005 Classical Spectacular performance, a state of the art lighting system designed by Durham Marenghi was used to accompany the music Starry lighting such as is shown on the RHS of this photo are much more interesting than... Yale redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A young Leon Theremin playing his invention Leon Theremin (born Lev Sergeivitch Termen) (August 15, 1896–November 3, 1993) was the Russian inventor of the Theremin, an electronic musical instrument. ...

She was drawn into filmmaking by a collaboration with Joseph Schillinger, for whom she animated visuals. Eventually she partnered with Ted Nemeth; they were married in 1940. Joseph Schillinger (1895-1943) was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine (at that time, part of Russia). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

Abstract filmography

• Synchronization – 1934 collaboration with Joseph Schillinger and Lewis Jacobs
• Rhythm in Light – 1935 (b&w, 5 min.) in collaboration with Melville Webber.
• Synchromy No. 2 – 1936 (b&w, 5 min.) Music: Evening Star from Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner
• Dada – 1936 – 3-minute short for Universal Newsreel.
• Parabola – 1938 (b&w, 9 min.) Music: Création du monde by Darius Milhaud.
• Escape – 1939 (color, 5 min.) Music: Toccata in D Minor by J.S. Bach.
• Spook Sport – 1940 (color, 8 min.) Music: Danse macabre by Saint-Saëns.
• Finnegan's Wake 1966 (Director, writer)

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External links

• IMDB article
• Mary Ellen Bute: Seeing Sound