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Robert Drew

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter | * 02/15/1924 († 90, 07/30/2014) | Toledo, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
Robert Lincoln Drew (February 15, 1924 – July 30, 2014) was an American documentary filmmaker known as one of the pioneers—and sometimes called father—of cinéma vérité, or direct cinema, in the United States. Two of his films, Primary and Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment, have been named to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. The moving image collection of Robert Drew is housed at the Academy Film Archive. The Academy Film Archive has preserved a number of his films, including Faces of November, Herself: Indira Gandhi, and Bravo!/Kathy's Dance. His many awards include an International Documentary Association Career Achievement Award. ()
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Robert Lincoln Drew was an American documentary filmmaker known as one of the pioneers—and sometimes called father—of cinéma vérité, or direct cinema, in the United States. Two of his films are archived in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. The moving image collection of Robert Drew is housed at the Academy Film Archive. The Academy Film Archive has preserved a number of his films, including "Faces of November," "Herself: Indira Gandhi," and "Bravo!/Kathy's Dance". His many awards include an International Documentary Association Career Achievement Award.Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license.

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Music | TV Movies

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Movies with Robert Drew as Actor(3)

Movies with Robert Drew as Crew(25)

Directing/Director1986 For Auction: An American Hero
Production/Producer1975 Who's Out There?
Directing/Director1974 On the Road with Duke Ellington
Production/Executive Producer1974 On the Road with Duke Ellington
Directing/Director1971 The Sun Ship Game
Production/Producer1971 The Sun Ship Game
Production/Executive Producer1969 Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America
Directing/Director1966 Storm Signal
Directing/Director1964 Faces of November
Production/Executive Producer1964 Faces of November
Production/Executive Producer1963 Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment
Directing/Director1963 The Chair
Production/Executive Producer1962 Jane
Production/Executive Producer1961 Adventures on the New Frontier
Production/Producer1961 On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
Directing/Director1960 Yanki No!
Production/Producer1960 Yanki No!
Crew/Sound Recordist1960 Primary
Directing/Director1960 Primary
Production/Producer1960 Primary
Writing/Writer1960 Primary
Directing/Director1957 American Football
Production/Producer1957 American Football

TV Shows/Series with Robert Drew as Crew(4)

Writing/Writer1960 ABC Close-Up!
Production/Executive Producer1960 ABC Close-Up!
Production/Producer1960 ABC Close-Up!
Production/Producer1959 The Bell Telephone Hour

Full Name: Robert Drew
Born: Friday, 02/15 1924 (February) in Toledo, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 07/30 2014 (July) in Sharon (aged: 90)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Father: Robert W. Drew
Other names for Robert Drew (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Robert Lincoln Drew"
Robert Drew frequently works together with these people:
D. A. Pennebaker (10x, Crew)
Richard Leacock (10x, Crew)
Gregory Shuker (6x, Crew)
John F. Kennedy (4x, Actor)
Robert F. Kennedy (4x, Actor)
Albert Maysles (4x, Crew)
Jacqueline Kennedy (4x, Actress)
James Lipscomb (4x, Crew)
Joseph Julian (3x, Actor)
Anne Gilbert (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:455845, Added: 09/29/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024