Robert Drew
Producer 1924 - 2014

Robert Drew

Toledo, Ohio, USA

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... Read full bio →

Person Information

Full Name

Robert Drew

Known For

Production

Birthday

February 15th, 1924 00:00

Place of Birth

Toledo, Ohio, USA

Died

July 30th, 2014 00:00 (aged 90)

TMDB ID

1420

IMDb ID

nm0237707

Biography

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.

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