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Helen van Dongen(1909-2006)

  • Editor
  • Producer
  • Cinematographer
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Helen van Dongen was born on 5 January 1909 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an editor and producer, known for Louisiana Story (1948), Russians at War (1943) and The 400 Million (1939). She was married to Kenneth Durant and Joris Ivens. She died on 28 September 2006 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.
BornJanuary 5, 1909
DiedSeptember 28, 2006(97)
BornJanuary 5, 1909
DiedSeptember 28, 2006(97)
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Known for

Louisiana Story (1948)
Louisiana Story
6.4
  • Editor
  • 1948
Russians at War
5.4
  • Producer
  • 1943
The 400 Million (1939)
The 400 Million
6.6
  • Editor(as Helen Van Dongen)
  • 1939
The Spanish Earth (1937)
The Spanish Earth
6.5
  • Editor
  • 1937

Credits

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Editor

  • Gift of Green
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2013
  • Louisiana Story (1948)
    Louisiana Story
    6.4
    • Editor
    • 1948
  • Salute to France (1944)
    Salute to France
    5.8
    Short
    • supervising editor
    • 1944
  • Allee, Cunayou, Frances H. Flaherty, Robert J. Flaherty, Alice Nevalinga, and Allakariallak in Nanook of the North (1922)
    The Land
    7.3
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1942
  • Power and the Land (1940)
    Power and the Land
    6.6
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1940
  • A.W.O.L. (1918)
    Pete Roleum and His Cousins
    5.7
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1939
  • The 400 Million (1939)
    The 400 Million
    6.6
    • Editor (as Helen Van Dongen)
    • 1939
  • The Spanish Earth (1937)
    The Spanish Earth
    6.5
    • Editor
    • 1937
  • The Struggle (1936)
    The Struggle
    5.5
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Borinage (1934)
    Borinage
    7.2
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1934
  • Nieuwe gronden (1933)
    Nieuwe gronden
    7.0
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1933
  • Philips-Radio (1931)
    Philips-Radio
    6.9
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1931

Producer

  • Louisiana Story (1948)
    Louisiana Story
    6.4
    • associate producer
    • 1948
  • Russians at War
    5.4
    • producer
    • 1943

Cinematographer

  • Nieuwe gronden (1933)
    Nieuwe gronden
    7.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Helen Van Dongen
  • Born
    • January 5, 1909
    • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
  • Died
    • September 28, 2006
    • Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
  • Spouses
      Kenneth DurantMay 30, 1950 - November 1972 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Images of her lost documentary Spain in Flames (1936) were rescued and are include in Digging the Spanish Earth (2017).

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