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Born:
1924-02-15

Birthplace:
Toledo, Ohio, USA

Credits:
3 Total Roles

Robert Drew

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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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Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2016 Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance MOVIE Self
2012 Ricky on Leacock MOVIE Self
1960 Primary MOVIE Self

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