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Patti Smith
Patricia Lee Smith, known as Patti Smith, is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, author and photographer. Born on December 30, 1946, she made her mark in the music industry with her distinct fusion of rock and poetry. Her 1975 debut album, Horses, made her an influential member of the New York City-based punk rock movement. In 1978, she achieved wide recognition with her song Because the Night, co-written with Bruce Springsteen. Over the years, Patti has been honored for her contributions to art and culture, including being named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture in 2005. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 and even won the National Book Award in 2010 for her memoir Just Kids. Smith's work resonates beyond music and literature, as she is also known for her activism and contribution to visual arts.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Patricia Lee Smith
Born: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: December 30, 1946
Occupations: Singer, songwriter, poet, painter, author, photographer
Years Active: 1967-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Fred Sonic Smith
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Awards and Nominations Received by Patti Smith
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Movies Featuring Patti Smith
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
EX LIBRIS: The New York Public Library
Werner Herzog - Radical Dreamer
Ron Delsener Presents
Three Stones for Jean Genet
The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
Patti Smith - Live at Montreux 2005
Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute
The 8th Floor
Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’
Spheres
Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band
WBCN and the American Revolution
25 Years of Punk
Film catastrophe
You’re Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Violet of a Thousand Colors
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
Brian Wilson: On Tour
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
No. 18: Mahagonny
Burroughs: The Movie
Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You
Rock My Religion
Now
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Patti Smith: Electric Poet
Chelsea Hotel
Still Moving/Patti Smith
John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music
Scenes from Allen’s Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit
The Blank Generation
365 Day Project
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 1998
Night Lunch
Robert Having His Nipple Pierced
Turn in the Wound
The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur
Career Timeline
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2019
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
The Punk Poet
WBCN and the American Revolution
Self
2009
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Self
2008
The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin
Narrator
One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur
Self
2007
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
Self
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
365 Day Project
Self
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