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Pare Lorentz (1905-1992)

Alias:
Leonard MacTaggart Lorentz

Birthplace:
Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA

Born:
December 11, 1905

Died:
March 4, 1992

Biography from TheMovieDB

Pare Lorentz (December 11, 1905 – March 4, 1992) was an American filmmaker known for his film work about the New Deal. Born Leonard MacTaggart Lorentz in Clarksburg, West Virginia he was educated at Buckhannon High School, West Virginia Wesleyan College, and West Virginia University. As a young film critic in both New York City and Hollywood, Lorentz spoke out against censorship in the film industry.  As the most influential documentary filmmaker of the Great Depression, Lorentz was the leading American advocate for government-sponsored documentary films. His service as a filmmaker for the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II was formidable, including technical films, documentation of bombing raids, and synthesizing raw footage of Nazi atrocities for an educational film on the Nuremberg Trials. Nonetheless, Lorentz perennially will be known best as "FDR′s filmmaker."

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Film Production

Additional Writing:
1942  The Land

Director:
1936  The Plow That Broke the Plains
1938  The River
1940  The Fight for Life
1942  The Land
1947  The Rural Co-op

Original Concept:
1936  The Plow That Broke the Plains
1938  The River
1940  The Fight for Life
1942  The Land
1947  The Rural Co-op
2007  Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut

Producer:
1936  The Plow That Broke the Plains
1938  The River
1940  The Fight for Life
1942  The Land
1947  The Rural Co-op
1948  Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today
2007  Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut

Screenplay:
1936  The Plow That Broke the Plains
1938  The River
1940  The Fight for Life
1942  The Land
1947  The Rural Co-op
1948  Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today
2007  Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut

Writer:
1936  The Plow That Broke the Plains
1938  The River
1939  The City
1940  The Fight for Life
1942  The Land
1947  The Rural Co-op
1948  Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today
2007  Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut

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