Leo Hurwitz

Personal Info

Known For Directing

Known Credits 26

Gender Male

Birthday June 23, 1909

Day of Death January 18, 1991 (81 years old)

Place of Birth New York, New York

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Biography

Son of a Russian anarchist, Leo Hurwitz graduated Harvard summa cum laude and became a leader in New York’s left wing film movement from the early 1930s on. In the Workers’ Film and Photo League, NYKino, and Frontier Films, Hurwitz remained the quintessential politically committed cameraman, editor, writer, and director.

Son of a Russian anarchist, Leo Hurwitz graduated Harvard summa cum laude and became a leader in New York’s left wing film movement from the early 1930s on. In the Workers’ Film and Photo League, NYKino, and Frontier Films, Hurwitz remained the quintessential politically committed cameraman, editor, writer, and director.

Directing

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Production

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Editing

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Writing

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Acting

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Camera

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Crew

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