Myerhoff, Barbara G.
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Name (Latin)
Myerhoff, Barbara G.
Date of birth
1935-02-16
Date of death
1985-01-07
Place of birth
Cleveland (Ohio)
Place of death
Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Field of activity
Anthropology
Documentary films--Authorship
Associate group
Center for Visual Anthropology
University of Southern California
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Chicago
Occupation
Producers and directors
Anthropologists
Motion picture producers and directors
Gender
female
Fuller form of name
Barbara Gay
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Myerhoff was born on February 16, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio ; As a teenager, she moved with her mother and stepfather from Cleveland to Los Angeles, and eventually began her career as a social scientist. In 1958, she received a BA in Sociology from the University of California and an MA in Human Development from the University of Chicago in 1963 (Timeline: JWA). She then entered UCLA's Anthropology PhD program. In 1968, Myerhoff received her PhD in Anthropology from UCLA ; In 1976, Myerhoff became a full professor at USC and chair of the Anthropology Department ( (Indiana University web site, July 29, 2016:) )
- LCN & OCALC: Myerhoff, Barbara G.; LCN note: 1935-1985
- Juvenile gangs in context, 1967.
- Her The feminization of America, c1985:CIP t.p. (Barbara Myerhoff)
- Her Remembered lives, c1992:CIP t.p. (Barbara G. Myerhoff) data sheet (b. 1935) book t.p. (Barbara Myerhoff)
- Number our days, 1994:CIP t.p. (Barbara Myerhoff) pub. info (Dr. Myerhoff; chair of Dept. of Anthropology, Univ. of Southern Calif.; d. 1985)
- Barbara Myerhoff (February 16, 1935 - January 7, 1985) was an American anthropologist and filmmaker, and founder of the Center for Visual Anthropology at the University of Southern California. Born in Cleveland Ohio ; born: Barbara Gay Siegel, February 16, 1935, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. ; died: January 7, 1985 (aged 49), Burbank, California, U.S. ( (Wikipedia web site, July 29, 2016:) )