Leo Hurwitz
Personal Info
Known For Director
Gender Male
Birthday 1909-06-23
Deathday 1991-01-18 (81 years old)
Place of Birth New York, New York
Leo Hurwitz
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.
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