Robert Drew
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Robert Drew

Born 1924-02-15 · Toledo, Ohio, USA · Died 2014-07-30

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

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Known for

Adventures on the New Frontier★ 5.5Viewing moment
Adventures on the New Frontier
1961
Primary★ 6.5Viewing moment
Primary
1960
ABC Close-Up!★ 6Viewing moment
ABC Close-Up!
1960 · Series
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. KennedyViewing moment
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
2008
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment★ 6.8Viewing moment
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment
1963
The Chair★ 6Viewing moment
The Chair
1963
Storm SignalViewing moment
Storm Signal
1966
Who's Out There?★ 6.5Viewing moment
Who's Out There?
1975
Susan StarrViewing moment
Susan Starr
1962
Jane★ 6.5Viewing moment
Jane
1962
Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of AmericaViewing moment
Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America
1969
Faces of November★ 6.2Viewing moment
Faces of November
1964

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