DIRECTOR · FROM NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Leo Hurwitz
1909–199124 credits since 1932
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ABOUT LEO
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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Born23 June 1909
Died18 January 1991
BirthplaceNew York, New York
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