Alison Bechdel
- Schauspiel
- 10. September 1960 · Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, USA
Biografie
Alison Bechdel (born September 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist. Originally known for the long-running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, she came to critical and commercial success in 2006 with her graphic memoir Fun Home. Fun Home was subsequently adapted as a musical, which won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015. In 2012, she released her second graphic memoir Are You My Mother? She was a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award. She is also known for originating what would later be called the Bechdel test.
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Filmografie
- No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics · Selbst
- Fun Home · Romanvorlage
- The Renegades
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Selbst
- Fun Home · Romanvorlage
- The Paper Mirror · Selbst
- Die Simpsons · Alison Bechdel (Stimme)
- Oddly Compelling: The Denis Kitchen Story