1970Nominee
Best Director
This Island
Leo Hurwitz
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
New York, New York
June 23, 1909
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1948Nominee
Best Director
Strange Victory
1942Nominee
Best Director
Native Land
Career Highlights
1932Highlight
Best Director
Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford Massacre
1952Highlight
Best Director
Emergency Ward