Amos Poe, the New York underground filmmaker who chronicled the punk scene and directed films including “Blank Generation” and “Alphabet City,” died Thursday of cancer. He was 76.
His wife Claudia Summers posted on his Instagram account on Dec. 25, “Amos took his last breath today at 3:33 pm, surrounded by loved ones. ‘Adios’ — AP.”
Friends including Kim Gordon and Jim Jarmusch paid tribute on his Instagram, with Jarmusch writing “love you so very much.”
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