Monica Flaherty Frassetto (1920â€"2014) was a filmmaker and
archaeologist.Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, Frassetto was the daughter
of pioneering filmmakers Robert J. Flaherty and Frances Hubbard
Flaherty. On her third birthday, Frassetto's parents brought their
daughter to the Pacific island of Samoa where they began working on
Moana, their 1926 documentary film.Frassetto attended school in
Heidelberg, Germany, and Devonshire, England. While in Europe she
apprenticed with German scenic designer Hein Hechroth and Swiss
painter Kurt Seligmann.In 1940, Frassetto took flying lessons in the
United States. From 1942â€"44, she was stationed in Alamogordo, New
Mexico, where she was a ferry pilot and Women Airforce Service Pilot.
archaeologist.Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, Frassetto was the daughter
of pioneering filmmakers Robert J. Flaherty and Frances Hubbard
Flaherty. On her third birthday, Frassetto's parents brought their
daughter to the Pacific island of Samoa where they began working on
Moana, their 1926 documentary film.Frassetto attended school in
Heidelberg, Germany, and Devonshire, England. While in Europe she
apprenticed with German scenic designer Hein Hechroth and Swiss
painter Kurt Seligmann.In 1940, Frassetto took flying lessons in the
United States. From 1942â€"44, she was stationed in Alamogordo, New
Mexico, where she was a ferry pilot and Women Airforce Service Pilot.
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