Robert Drew
American filmmaker (1924-2014) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 90
Robert Lincoln Drew was an American documentary filmmaker known as a pioneer - and sometimes called the father - of cinéma vérité, or direct cinema, in the United States.
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2014Died30 July 20142012Ricky on LeacockFilm2008
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. KennedyFilm, Director, Writer1986For Auction: An American HeroFilm, Director, Producer1975
Who's Out There?Film, Director, Producer1974On the Road with Duke EllingtonFilm, Director, Producer1971The Sun Ship GameFilm, Director, Producer1969
Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of AmericaFilm, Producer1966
Storm SignalFilm, Director1964
Faces of NovemberFilm, Director, Producer1962
BlackieFilm, Producer1961
Adventures on the New FrontierFilm, Producer1960
ABC Close-Up!Series, Writer, Producer
ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!Film, 1960Director, Producer1957American FootballFilm, Director, Producer1924Born15 February 1924
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. KennedyFilm, Director, Writer1986For Auction: An American HeroFilm, Director, Producer1975Who's Out There?Film, Director, Producer1974On the Road with Duke EllingtonFilm, Director, Producer1971The Sun Ship GameFilm, Director, Producer1969Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of AmericaFilm, Producer1966Storm SignalFilm, Director1964Faces of NovemberFilm, Director, Producer1962BlackieFilm, Producer1961Adventures on the New FrontierFilm, Producer1960ABC Close-Up!Series, Writer, ProducerABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!Film, 1960Director, Producer1957American FootballFilm, Director, Producer1924Born15 February 1924People around Robert
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About this person
Two of his films, Primary (1960) and Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963), were named to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. In 1993 he was a recipient of the Career Achievement Award from the International Documentary Association.
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2014 · aged 90
