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Irving Lerner (March 7, 1909, New York City – December 25, 1976, Los Angeles) was an American filmmaker. Biography. Before becoming a filmmaker, Lerner was a research editor for Columbia University's Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, getting his start in film by making documentaries for the anthropology department.
Irving Lerner. Director: Cry of Battle. Editor/director Irving Lerner got his start in the film business at Columbia University, where he was a research editor on the school's Encyclopedia of Social Sciences and began making documentaries for the school's anthropology department in the early 1930s.
- Director, Editor, Producer
- March 7, 1909
- Irving Lerner
- December 25, 1976
Mar 25, 2013 · A profile of Irving Lerner, a left-wing filmmaker who worked in various genres and formats, from newsreels to features. Learn about his involvement in the Worker's Film & Photo League, Nykino, Frontier Films, and more.
A Place to Live is a 1941 documentary film directed by Irving Lerner and produced by the Philadelphia Housing Association, a nonprofit affordable housing advocacy group. The film was designed...
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Irving Lerner (7 March 1909, New York City - 25 December 1976, Los Angeles) Before becoming a filmmaker, Lerner was a research editor for Columbia University's Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, getting his start in film by making documentaries for the anthropology department.
Irving Lerner is a filmmaker who happily remained on Hollywood's fringe. He is best known for two taut, well-wrought thrillers, made on shoe-string budgets in the late 1950s, Murder by Contract and City of Fear.
Irving Lerner, 1909-1976, Early member of Workers Film and Photo League, and film critic for New Masses and New Theatre, left wing journals. He came to filmmaking from studying anthropology at Columbia (along with Margaret Meade) where he made films.
