Happy Birthday, Derek Jarman! Born today in 1942 as Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman, this English gardener, gay rights activist, diarist, author, stage designer, artist and visionary film director is best known for co-writing and directing the 1986 British drama/history film 'Caravaggio'.
Jarman passed from HIV/AIDS in London, England, United Kingdom on February 19, 1994. He was 52. Jarman had been active from 1970–1994.
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