Bebe Barron on Anais Nin

Electronic music pioneer Bebe Barron talks about her friend and mentor Anais Nin. Video by Ian MacKinnon & Steven Reigns for the event "Anais Nin @ 105" in February 2008.

Bebe Barron is, with the late Louis Barron, an American pioneer in the field of electronic music. They are credited with writing the first electronic music for magnetic tape and the first entirely electronic film score for Forbidden Planet. In 1949, the Barrons recorded a full version of Nin's House of Incest and four stories from Under a Glass Bell. These recordings were pressed on red vinyl and released on the Barrons' Contemporary Classics record label under the Sound Portraits series. They also scored three of Ian Hugo's short experimental films based on the writings of his wife, Anais Nin. The most notable of these three films were Bells of Atlantis (1952) and Jazz of Lights (1954). Bebe was friends with Nin in New York and continued their friendship when both of them lived in Los Angeles. Bebe frequently visited Anais in her Silverlake home and chose Nin to be godmother to Bebe's son Adam. Filmed by Ian Mackinnon

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[SonicWeekend]

Sorry to hear that Bebe passed away on the 20th of April. This was her last interview.

Bless.

[Rick Reed]

Wonderful work! I had the pleasure of meeting Bebe(and Louis) once when I was still living in California back in the 80's at a showing of Bells of Atlantis. I found both of them were the nicest, most interesting (and interested) people you would ever want to know. I'm glad someone is getting some good documentary footage of Bebe. She's a treasure! Thanks for posting this.

[SoniaMaslovskaya]

This is for Adam Barron. Adam, you met me on at the Sherry Theater last Saturday when you went backstage to meet me, I portrayed Anais. I tried to look you up on facebook, but couldn't find you.

[AmberAlley]

Fantastic! Thank you for posting this gem about two amazing women!

[Way2Spirited]

Bebe is wonderful. Thank You so much for posting. : o )

[flamencoprof]

I watched this because I suddenly realised that YouTube might have something of Anaïs.

I now see confirmed she was a talent amongst many others like this. I have never heard of this person before.

[amazinero]

Sounds like a cool deal. I'm sure it was a pleasure. As I comment with you, I picked up a version of "Delta of Venus". I found this thing in a small town in Japan. This small own's name is Higashikashiwagaya. There's a wonderful road that people walk around here--Higashino--sakurano doroo(cherry blossom road). I went to a small book store on that road and got this eROTICA bOOK. Anais Niin is awesome. "The Hungarian Travevller". If you haven't heard it, I will try to abridge it for you.