Leo Hurwitz
Born: 1909-06-23
Birthplace: New York, New York
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.
Known For
America Today
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy
Native Land
The Sun and Richard Lippold
The Plow That Broke the Plains
Heart of Spain
This Island
For Life, Against the War
In Search of Hart Crane
Strange Victory
Top Movie Credits
America Today
Director
Native Land
Editor
The Sun and Richard Lippold
Director
The Plow That Broke the Plains
Director of Photography
Heart of Spain
Editor
This Island
Director
For Life, Against the War
Director
In Search of Hart Crane
Director
Strange Victory
Writer