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Alex Harvey (director)

American filmmaker, theater director, writer, producer, and musician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ74265303 ↗
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Alex Harvey is an American filmmaker and musician. He has directed several films, including Walden: Life in the Woods which screened at numerous festivals and released on digital platforms. He has also directed numerous regional theater productions including Underneath the Lintel and I Am My Own Wife.

Harvey is a mandolin player and was in GEICO's nationwide "Happier than" ad campaigns. He is a member of The ReMemberers, a folk trio he founded in 2022. He is also a member of the ragtime band Flophouse Follies and the old world folk project Shinbone Alley. Harvey serves as the arts and music programmer at Race Brook Lodge and is the programmer for the annual Down County Jump Music Festival.

Early life and education

Alex Harvey was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. He attended Graland Country Day School there as a child and East High School as a teenager. He ultimately graduated high school from Colorado Academy in 1999.

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