L.M. Kit Carson

L. M. “Kit” Carson (1941–2014) was an actor and writer who earned a following among devotees of independent film with his magazine journalism about movies and his own quirky films. In addition to being a producer, writer, and director, Carson had several acting roles, including the title part in the 1967 faux documentary David Holzman's Diaries, which was the debut film of director Jim McBride. Carson also helped young filmmakers realize their ideas, supporting several unconventional projects. Carson graduated from a private high school now called Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas and earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Dallas. He traveled back and forth to New York, where he worked as a stage manager and for documentary filmmaker Robert Drew, who was one of the pioneers of cinéma vérité. He co-directed the 1971 documentary The American Dreamer, about Dennis Hopper, and went on to work on various projects in the 1970s and 1980s, including a 1983 English-language adaptation of the French New Wave classic Breathless.