Leo Hurwitz

Leo Hurwitz

Known For: Directing

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: June 23, 1909

Day of Death: January 18, 1991 (82 years old)

Place of Birth: New York, New York

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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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