Robert Drew

Personal Info

Known For Producer

Gender Male

Birthday 1924-02-15

Deathday 2014-07-30 (90 years old)

Place of Birth Toledo, Ohio, USA

Also Known As Robert Lincoln Drew

Robert Drew

Biography

Robert Lincoln Drew was an American documentary filmmaker known as one of the pioneers—and sometimes called father—of cinéma vérité, or direct cinema, in the United States. Two of his films are archived in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. The moving image collection of Robert Drew is housed at the Academy Film Archive. The Academy Film Archive has preserved a number of his films, including "Faces of November," "Herself: Indira Gandhi," and "Bravo!/Kathy's Dance". His many awards include an International Documentary Association Career Achievement Award. Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license

Known For

Producer

1975
Who's Out There?

as Producer

1974
On the Road with Duke Ellington

as Executive Producer

1971
The Sun Ship Game

as Producer

1969
1964
Faces of November

as Executive Producer

1963
The Chair

as Executive Producer

1962
Nehru

as Producer

1962
Jane

as Executive Producer

1962
Susan Starr

as Executive Producer

1961
Aga Khan

as Producer

1961
Adventures on the New Frontier

as Executive Producer

1961
1960
Yanki No!

as Producer

1960
Primary

as Producer

1960
ABC Close-Up!

as Producer

1960
ABC Close-Up!

as Executive Producer

1957
American Football

as Producer

Director

1971
The Sun Ship Game

as Director

1966
Storm Signal

as Director

1964
Faces of November

as Director

1963
The Chair

as Director

1960
Primary

as Director

1960
Yanki No!

as Director

1957
American Football

as Director

Sound

1960
Primary

as Sound Recordist

Editor

1960
Primary

as Editorial Manager

Crew

1963
The Chair

as Cinematography