Leo Hurwitz
Known For
Directing
Born
June 23, 1909
Died
January 18, 1991 (aged 81)
Birthplace
New York, New York
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.
