Rebel in Paradise (film)

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Rebel in Paradise
Directed byRalph Luce [1]
Written byRobert Russell [1]
Produced byRobert D. Fraser
Narrated by John Conte [1]
Production
company
Studio Sixteen [1]
Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
Running time
40 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Rebel in Paradise is a 1960 American documentary film on the artist Paul Gauguin produced by Robert D. Fraser, a San Francisco real estate developer. [2] [3] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. [4] [5]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Eichelbaum, Stanley (March 6, 1961). "'Rebel in Paradise' Up for Oscar Award" . The San Francisco Examiner. p. 34. Retrieved April 11, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Factual or Fabled? The Story of Fraser's, WMF Fraser's and William Fraser" (PDF). archive. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  3. "Robert D. Fraser - SFGate" . Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  4. "NY Times: Rebel in Paradise". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  5. "The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved May 26, 2019.