Robert Drew
Robert Drew | |
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| Born | Robert Lincoln Drew February 15, 1924 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | July 30, 2014 (aged 90) Sharon, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Documentary filmmaker |
| Years active | 1955–2014 |
Robert Lincoln Drew (February 15, 1924 – July 30, 2014) 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, Primary and Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment, have been named to 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.