Leo rolls a cigarette with nothing inside to help stop smoking Photo - Martina Müller
Photo Jesse Ehrensaft Hawley
Leo at home on West End Avenue
Photo 1970, Deborah Dickson. Leo practicing Tai Chi Chuan in Martha's Vineyard.
…On one of Leo’s innumerable walks and discussions Photo - Martina Müller
Leo being interviewed in Milan
Leo lectures at Folkets Bio, Stockholm
Leo lectures at Folkets Bio, Stokholm
Leo lectures at Folkets Bio, Stokholm
photo Cathy Chamorey
Photo Cathy Chamorey
Leo lectures
Leo at Steenbeck editing machine
leo interviewed in Milan
Ingela Romare, Swedish filmmaker and psychoanalyst, published Leo's work on tape and DVD
photo Jon Petrusson
In the 1970's and 80's Leo traveled often to film communities, conferences and festivals in Europe, where his work was much more appreciated than in general in the US.
Peg Lawson was Hurwitz's second wife and collaborator
West End Avenue, New York
Photo 1970, Deborah Dickson.
Leo, and his eldest sister, Liza, enjoy their grand niece, foreground.
Leo's older sister, Rosetta Hurwitz, psychoanalyst, at tribute dinner for her sister, Marie Briehl.
Leo's older sister, Marie Briehl and her husband Walter Briehl MD, both psychoanalysts, at tribute dinner.
Leo's older sister, Marie Briehl, ground-breaking child psychoanalyst, at tribute dinner.
Photo Jerry Liebling
Leo explaining, seated at his Moviola editing machine
Hurwitz's second wife and collaborator, Peg Lawson. Still from Dialogue with a Woman Departed
Hurwitz's second wife and collaborator, Peg Lawson. Still from Dialogue with a Woman Departed
Hurwitz's second wife and collaborator, Peg Lawson. Still from Dialogue with a Woman Departed
Leo's second wife, great film editor, Peg Lawson, subject of Dialogue with a Woman Departed.
Leo and Manny Kirchheimer film Discovery in a Painting. Production still. Kirchheimer finished the film in 2016
Hurwitz films with wide angle lens. Production still, The Big Deep for Standard Oil
Leo directing The Big Deep for Standard Oil
Leo at his favorite spot at his dining table, at home on West End Avenue, New York
Editing In Search Of Hart Crane
Leo and Manny Kirchheimer on the set of In Search of Hart Crane, WNET
Richard Lippold plays the organ, production still, The Sun and Richard Lippold
Leo sets a shot with second cameraman, D'Arcy Marsh (looking up) on Essay On Death
Manny Kirchheimer, cinematographer, lines up a shot with Hurwitz on the set of Essay On Death
Filming Essay On Death with Gabriel Kirchheimer in bed
Leo Hurwitz directs actor James Broderick on the set of Essay On Death
Leo directs actors, Allen Markey and James Broderick on the set of Essay on Death
Peg Lawson, editor, looks at shot on the set of Essay On Death
Leo and 2nd cameraman, D'Arcy Marsh on the set of Essay on Death
Hurwitz explains a shot to camera assistant, Peter Eliscu and 2nd cameraman D'Arcy Marsh. Production still, Essay on Death
Hurwitz sets up a shot. Production still, Essay on Death
Production still, Essay on Death, Leo sets a low shot
Essay On Death, production still,
Leo Hurwitz on the set of Essay on Death
Here at the Water's Edge, production still, Photo Charles Pratt
Here at the Water's Edge production still, photo by Charles Pratt
Here at the Water's Edge production still, photo by Charles Pratt
Leo at his favorite spot at his dining table, home on West End Avenue, New York
The control room of the television coverage of the Eichmann Trial in Jerusalem. Leo, the director, is center with dark shirt. Milton Fruchtman, the producer, is standing.
Passport photos for Leo's trip to Israel to direct the television of the Eichmann Trial. He had been denied a passport previously for 10 years for political reasons.
Trainers give instructions to Ray Drake,
Ray Drake wins his fight
Brown shirts terrorize the streets of Berlin
Nazi antiSemitic cartoon by Streicher
Jewish doctor is led through the streets of Berlin
Brown shirts demonstrating in Berlin
African American pilot comes in for a landing
As head of News and Public Affairs, Hurwitz was central to the invention of live television production in the nascent network
Hurwitz at the opening of Native Land
The funeral group including Virginia Stevens. Whitey has just been buried, photo Marion Michelle
Whitie's wife (Virginia Stevens) loses it at the funeral, photo Marion Michelle
"We don't forget that... never!" The funeral group, photo Marion Michelle
The funeral, photo Marion Michelle
"We don't forget that... never!" Clancy Cooper, eulogist at left,, photo Marion Michelle
Clancy Cooper, eulogist, funeral scene, photo Marion Michelle
One of the funeral group, photo Marion Michelle
Virginia Stevens in the funeral group, photo Marion Michelle
Member of the funeral group , photo Marion Michelle
Members of the funeral group, photo Marion Michelle
Whitey's widow (Virginia Stevens) and his child at his grave site, photo Marion Michelle
Whitey's wife (Virginia Stevens), and their friends. "We don't forget that, never", photo Marion Michelle
Anti-Klan activist is taken. by Klu Kluxers
Klansman prepares to tar and feather anti-racism activist
Harry Carlisle (Art Smith) gets paid by agent (Richard Bishop) for his spying.
Production still. A spy-master (possibly Bert Conway) who helps trap Harry Carlisle, the labor spy in Native Land
Jim walks in on meeting of Harry, the labor spy, and company spymaster (from left) Richard Bishop, Art Smith, Howard DaSilva
Harry Carlisle (Art Smith) with phony injuries
Workers at union meeting when spy is "discovered"
Angry workers after Jim (Howard DaSilva) has just been "exposed" as a spy.
Jim (Howard DaSilva), a plant, at union meeting after having been "exposed" as a labor spy
Jim (Howard DaSilva) decoy spy is uncovered in union meeting
The black sharecropper (Louis Grant) is shot. Sharecropper scene
Vigilantes breaking up a meeting of sharecroppers
A union organizer is murdered
The window cleaning girl (Amelia Romano), finding the dead union organizer, photo Marion Michelle
the window washing girl (Amelia Romano) finding the dead union organizer, photo Marion Michelle
the window scubber (Amelia Romano), on her way to find the dead union organizer, photo Marion Michelle
the window scubber (Amelia Romano), on her way to find the dead union organizer, photo Marion Michelle
Window washing girl (Amelia Romano) at work, photo Marion Michelle
Wife (Mary George) of the farmer who spoke up at the Grange meeting calls for him, before finding his body.
Paul Strand is left, Hurwitz directs. Set of Native Land
Filming girl cleaning window scene, Paul Strand is third from left, Hurwitz is far right, photo Marion Michelle
Set of farmer scene. Strand is behind camera, Hurwitz is setting the plow, Fred Johnson is farmer
Leo at the time of the opening of Native Land
Loyalist Troops. Spanish Civil War
Elia "Gadget" Kazan worked closely with Hurwitz at Frontier Films, then named him before the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities and bought a full page ad in the NY Times to explain why.
Elia "Gadget" Kazan worked closely with Hurwitz at Frontier Films, then named him before the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities and bought a full page ad in the NY Times to explain why.
Elia "Gadget" Kazan worked closely with Hurwitz at Frontier Films, then named him before the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities and bought a full page ad in the NY Times to explain why.
Hurwitz in Pie in the Sky, during the NYKINO period.
Hurwitz is at far left behind camera.
Photo by Hurwitz of his housemates on vacation, From left, Max Blatt, Sophie Maslow, Sidney Meyers, Edna Ocko, Jane Dudley
photo by Hurwitz
Photo by Hurwitz
Leo and Jane's close friend, married to Sophie Maslow. Photo by Hurwitz
photo by Hurwitz
Photo by Hurwitz
Photo by Hurwitz
photo by Hurwitz
Dancing in pre-Martha Graham choreography
Leo's wife, Jane Dudley danced with Hanya Holm and then Martha Graham in these years
Photo by Hurwitz
Leo's father. Photo by Hurwitz
Leo's Parents attend his garduation from Harvard. Perhaps their first trip to Cambridge/Boston
Leo's Parents
Leo graduates Harvard College
Leo Hurwitz (right) and friend... and fish.
Hurwitz's older brother and sisters, from left: Elizabeth, Rosetta, William, Marie, Sophia Hurwitz (girls in coats sewn by their mother).
Leo, at 4, at the door of the family apartment house on Keap Street.
Leo's family about a year before he was born. (l-r back row) Rosetta, Chava (mother), William, Solomon (father), Elizabeth, (l-r front) Peter, Sophia, Eleanore, Marie
In this group is Abraham Katcher (center), his daughter Chava Katcher Hurwitz (to right), her husband (Solomon Hurwitz (far right), her brother, Moiseye (standing behind them) - their children from left, Elizabeth, Marie and William. Other adults are Katcher sisters, one husband and son.
Rolfe, just returned from fighting in Spain, was Leo's closest friend at the time
Kline and Karpathy filmed Heart of Spain
