L. M. Kit Carson
Lewis Minor "Kit" Carson (August 12, 1941 – October 20, 2014) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer.
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L. M. Kit Carson
- Birth Name
- Lewis Minor Carson
- Born
- 12 August 1941
- Birthplace
- Irving, Texas, U.S.
- Died
- 20 October 2014
- Place of death
- Dallas, Texas, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- University of Dallas · Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas
- Languages
- English
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Lewis Minor "Kit" Carson (August 12, 1941 – October 20, 2014) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer.
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• Birth Name — Lewis Minor Carson • Born — 12 August 1941 • Birthplace — Irving, Texas, U.S. • Died — 20 October 2014 • Place of death — Dallas, Texas, U.S. • Children — Hunter Carson • Occupation — * Actor • screenwriter • director • producer • Years Active — 1967–2014
Career
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Carson first gained the notice of the film world when he starred in Jim McBride's mockumentary David Holzman's Diary in 1967 as the title character, a man so obsessed with filmmaking that he allows his obsession to take over his life and ruin his relationships. The two teamed up again in the early 1980s, sharing screenplay credits for the 1983 remake of Breathless; the film starred Richard Gere and Valérie Kaprisky. Kit Carson's break-out accomplishment was co-writing, with Sam Shepard, the screenplay for the 1984 film Paris, Texas, which featured his son Hunter Carson in his film debut. Kit Carson also penned the screenplay for the 1986 horror satire The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
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Personal life and death
Karen_Black#Personal_life Carson had a son, actor Hunter Carson, with his former wife Karen Black, to whom he was married from 1975 until 1983. L. M. Kit Carson died in his sleep of pneumonia on October 20, 2014, in his native Dallas, Texas, aged 73.
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• Miami Vice - Season 5 Episode 13, "The Cell Within" - actor
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1941
L. M. Kit Carson born at Irving.
2014
L. M. Kit Carson died at Dallas.
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• David Holzman's Diary (1967) - actor • The American Dreamer (with Lawrence Schiller) (1971) - director • Breathless (1983) - writer • Paris, Texas (1984) - writer • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) - writer • Running on Empty (1988) - actor • Hurricane Streets (1997) - actor • Bullfighter (2000) - writer, producer • CQ (2001) - actor • Perfume (2001) - writer, producer
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The authorities additionally record the headings L.M. Kit Carson and Lewis Minor Carson. His recorded language was English. He married Karen Black. One child is recorded: Hunter Carson. Kit Carson is recorded as screenwriter, actor, film producer, film director and manufacturer. The identifiers under which L. Kit Carson may be traced in institutional catalogues.
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