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Angus MacLise
Deceased

How Did Angus MacLise Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 41
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn14/03/1938Born inBridgeport, ConnecticutDied21/06/1979 (aged 41)Died inKathmanduCausetuberculosisWikidataQ544508 ↗TMDb#1385222 ↗

Angus William MacLise was an American percussionist, composer, poet, occultist and calligrapher, known as the first drummer for the Velvet Underground who abruptly quit due to disagreements with the band playing their first paid show.

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Filmography12 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1998Song of AvignonMovieNarrator (archive footage)60
1970The Stone AgeMovie—32
1970Gerard Malanga's Film NotebooksMovieSelf32
1968Diaries, Notes, and SketchesMovieSelf30
1968The Invasion of Thunderbolt PagodaMovieThe Methedrine Cardinal30
1967Exploding Plastic InevitableMovieHimself29
1967Joan of ArcMovieSelf29
1966SatisfactionMovie—28
1966Venus in FursMovie—28
1965DirtMovie—27
1965Normal LoveMovieGreen Mummy27
1964The Soap OperaMovie—26