Leo Hurwitz
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 34 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 23,1909 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Williamsburg |
| New York City | |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | January 18,1991 |
| Died | Manhattan |
| New York City | |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Nelly Burlingham |
| Peggy Lawson | |
| Jane Dudley | |
| Children | Tom Hurwitz |
| Siblings | Sophia Delza |
| Peter Hawley | |
| Elizabeth Delza | |
| Eleanor Anderson | |
| Marie Briehl | |
| Job | Film director |
| Film Producer | |
| Screenwriter | |
| Cinematographer | |
| Film Editor | |
| Movies/Shows | The Specialist: Portrait of a Modern Criminal |
| Earthquake in Ecuador | |
| Strange Victory | |
| Native Land | |
| The Plow That Broke the Plains | |
| Dialogue With a Woman Departed | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 656306 |
Leo Hurwitz Life story
Leo Hurwitz was an American documentary filmmaker. Among the films he directed were Native Land and Verdict for Tomorrow, the Emmy Award- and Peabody Award-winning film of the Eichmann trial. He was blacklisted during the McCarthy period for his strong left-wing political beliefs.