Name
Drew, Robert, 1924-2014 (Interviewee)
Hogenson, Barbara (Interviewer)
Drew, Anne
Title
Reminiscences of Robert Drew, 1980
Abstract
Childhood and family; pilot in World War II; writer for LIFE magazine; Nieman Fellowship at Harvard; filmmaking influences; "direct cinema" vs. "cinema verite"; early films for TIME/LIFE including "Primary"; technical advances in mobile candid sync sound filmmaking; Drew Associates: production of films for ABC, TIME, the Bell Telephone Hour, particularly "Yankii, No" "Eddie", and films about John F . Kennedy, commercials, independent and industrial films; views on past and present documentary work Mrs. Drew particpated in the first two interview sessions
Collection Name
Individual interviews oral history collection
Subjects
Air pilots; Motion picture producers and directors; Motion pictures--Production and direction; Documentary films; Television broadcasting of films; Documentary television programs; Industrial films; Drew, Robert, 1924-2014; Drew, Anne
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1980
Note (Biographical)
Filmmaker
Note
Interviewed by Barbara Hogenson
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
15308357
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-a7n6-cf64
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.