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Leo Hurwitz(1909-1991)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Leo Hurwitz
Leo Hurwitz was born on 23 June 1909 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Strange Victory (1948), Dialogue with a Woman Departed (1980) and Native Land (1942). He was married to Jane Dudley and Peggy Lawson. He died on 4 January 1991 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJune 23, 1909
DiedJanuary 4, 1991(81)
BornJune 23, 1909
DiedJanuary 4, 1991(81)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Strange Victory (1948)
Strange Victory
7.5
  • Director
  • 1948
Dialogue with a Woman Departed (1980)
Dialogue with a Woman Departed
7.9
  • Director
  • 1980
Native Land (1942)
Native Land
6.3
  • Director
  • 1942
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1964

Credits

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Director

  • Dialogue with a Woman Departed (1980)
    Dialogue with a Woman Departed
    7.9
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Discovery in a Landscape
    Short
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Discovery in a Painting
    Short
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Light and the City
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1970
  • This Island
    Short
    • Director
    • 1970
  • For Life, Against the War (1967)
    For Life, Against the War
    • Director
    • 1967
  • In Search of Hart Crane
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1966
  • The Sun and Richard Lippold (1966)
    The Sun and Richard Lippold
    6.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1966
  • An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Eichmann Trial
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Here at the Water's Edge (1961)
    Here at the Water's Edge
    8.0
    • Director
    • 1961
  • The Museum and the Fury
    8.4
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Dancing James Berry
    Short
    • Director
    • 1954
  • The Young Fighter
    Short
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Emergency Ward
    Short
    • Director
    • 1952

Producer

  • Dialogue with a Woman Departed (1980)
    Dialogue with a Woman Departed
    7.9
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Discovery in a Landscape
    Short
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Light and the City
    6.2
    Short
    • producer
    • 1970
  • In Search of Hart Crane
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1966
  • An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1964
  • The Museum and the Fury
    8.4
    • producer
    • 1956
  • They Were There
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1944–1945
  • Native Land (1942)
    Native Land
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1942
  • Heart of Spain (1937)
    Heart of Spain
    6.3
    Short
    • co-producer
    • 1937

Writer

  • Dialogue with a Woman Departed (1980)
    Dialogue with a Woman Departed
    7.9
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • In Search of Hart Crane
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1964
  • Strange Victory (1948)
    Strange Victory
    7.5
    • original screenplay
    • 1948
  • Native Land (1942)
    Native Land
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1942
  • Redes (1936)
    Redes
    7.0
    • english titles
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Leo T. Hurwitz
  • Born
    • June 23, 1909
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 4, 1991
    • New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Jane Dudley(divorced)
  • Children
    • Tom Hurwitz

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Directed footage of Adolf Eichmann's trial; the proceedings were shown on Lamp Unto My Feet (1948).

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