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Helen Levitt(1913-2009)

  • Cinematographer
  • Editor
  • Director
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Helen Levitt was born on 31 August 1913 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was a cinematographer and editor, known for The Quiet One (1948), An Affair of the Skin (1963) and Another Light (1952). She died on 29 March 2009 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornAugust 31, 1913
DiedMarch 29, 2009(95)
BornAugust 31, 1913
DiedMarch 29, 2009(95)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Donald Thompson in The Quiet One (1948)
The Quiet One
6.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 1948
An Affair of the Skin (1963)
An Affair of the Skin
6.5
  • Producer
  • 1963
Another Light
Short
  • Editor
  • 1952
In the Street (1948)
In the Street
6.8
Short
  • Cinematographer
  • 1948

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Leonard Rosenman, Barbara Baxley, Ben Maddow, Sidney Meyers, Gary Merrill, and Joseph Strick in The Savage Eye (1959)
    The Savage Eye
    6.7
    • photographer
    • 1959
  • In the Street (1948)
    In the Street
    6.8
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1948
  • Donald Thompson in The Quiet One (1948)
    The Quiet One
    6.5
    • documentary segments
    • 1948

Editor

  • The End of an Old Song
    7.4
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • In the Year of the Pig (1968)
    In the Year of the Pig
    7.4
    • Editor
    • 1968
  • Another Light
    Short
    • edited by
    • 1952

Director

  • Another Light
    Short
    • Director
    • 1952
  • In the Street (1948)
    In the Street
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Helen Levith
  • Born
    • August 31, 1913
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 29, 2009
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(respiratory failure)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Her first major exhibition took place in 1943 at the Museum of Modern Art (New York). Several more shows followed over the next 60 years.
  • Quotes
    People think I love children, but I don't. Not more than the next person. It was just that children were out in the street.

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