Leo Hurwitz
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Leo Hurwitz was an American documentary filmmaker and cinematographer known for his socially conscious, politically engaged films and pioneering work in the documentary movement of the mid-20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leo Hurwitz canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American
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cinematographer ⓘ documentary filmmaker ⓘ film director ⓘ film editor ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| coFounded | Frontier Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1909-06-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-01-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| familyName | Hurwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
documentary film
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political cinema ⓘ socially engaged art ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary film
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political documentary ⓘ social documentary ⓘ |
| givenName | Leo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | American documentary filmmakers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering work in American documentary movement
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politically engaged films ⓘ socially conscious documentaries ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Nykino
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Workers Film and Photo League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
documentary film movement
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socially conscious documentary ⓘ |
| name | Leo Hurwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward | Emmy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Essay on Death
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Dialogue with a Woman Departed NERFINISHED ⓘ Emergency Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ Here at the Water’s Edge NERFINISHED ⓘ Native Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Strange Victory NERFINISHED ⓘ The Art of Seeing NERFINISHED ⓘ The Museum and the Fury NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sun and Richard Lippold NERFINISHED ⓘ The Young Fighter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cinematographer
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documentary filmmaker ⓘ film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| politicalAlignment | left-wing ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| spouse | Peggy Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | blacklisting during McCarthy era ⓘ |
| workedOn | Eichmann trial television coverage ⓘ |
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