Biography

Pare Lorentz was born on December 11, 1905 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The River (1938), The Fight for Life (1940) and Name, Age and Occupation (1942). He died on March 4, 1992 in Armonk, New York, USA.

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 688-692. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.

Noted documentary film maker, former journalist and film critic. Became head of the U.S. Film Service in 1938. From 1940, worked at RKO as director of production, as well as making motivational films for the armed services. Between 1945 and 1947, acted as Chief of Motion Pictures, Music and Theatre in occupied Germany.