New York, Dec. 27 -- Amos Poe, the filmmaker whose camera chronicled the unruly birth of New York's punk movement died aged 76 on Christmas Day after a prolific battle with cancer.
The news was confirmed by his wife, Claudia Summers, who said Poe passed away peacefully in the afternoon, surrounded by family. Diagnosed with advanced colon cancer in 2022, he had been undergoing treatment for several years, during which Summers kept followers informed about his health.
Poe, who was born in Tel Aviv in September 1949, got his start directing the music short film 'Night Lunch with Roxy Music and David Bowie'. His second film, 'The Blank Generation', was co-directed with guitarist Ivan Kral, capturing the punk rock scene in New York. Rolling St...