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Leo Seltzer | |
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| Born | April 5, 1903 Canada |
| Died | January 30, 1978 (aged 74) New York |
Leo Seltzer (April 5, 1903 – January 30, 1978) was an American social-documentary filmmaker whose career spanned over half a century, having made more than sixty films.
One of the founders of the Workers' Film & Photo League, Seltzer received many international awards for his work, including an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short for First Steps in 1948.[1] In 1962 he served as cinema-biographer to the White House for President John F. Kennedy. A 1961 documentary Seltzer directed for the US Information Agency and released by United artists called Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journeys showed the First Lady's experiences visiting India and Pakistan.[2]
- ^ "The 20th Academy Awards | 1948". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Tomlin, Gregory M. (2016). Murrow's Cold War: public diplomacy for the Kennedy administration. Lincoln: Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-1-61234-771-4.