Leo Hurwitz
Birth date
June 23, 1909
Death date
January 18, 1991
Place of birth
New York, New York
Profession
Directing
Age
81 years
Biography
Son of a Russian anarchist, Leo Hurwitz graduated Harvard summa cum laude and became a leader in New York’s left wing film movement from the early 1930s on. In the Workers’ Film and Photo League, NYKino, and Frontier Films, Hurwitz remained the quintessential politically committed cameraman, editor, writer, and director.
