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Morris Engel

Directing

Born April 18, 1918 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died March 5, 2005

Biography

Morris Engel was an American photographer, cinematographer and filmmaker best known for making the first good-quality, internationally recognized American film "independent" of Hollywood studios, Little Fugitive (1953), in collaboration with his wife, photographer Ruth Orkin, and their friend, writer Raymond Abrashkin.

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Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Story · 1954 · nominated

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