Robert Drew
Born February 15, 1924·Died July 30, 2014 (at 90)·Toledo, Ohio, USA·Male
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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Filmography
47 credits across 27 titlesProduction
23 creditsActing
1 creditDirecting
13 creditsWriting
4 creditsEditing
1 creditSound
1 creditCrew
1 creditAs self
3 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
