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Pare Lorentz
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American film director, screenwriter, and New Deal documentary filmmaker (1905–1992)
Film & TV
Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA
Pare Lorentz (December 11, 1905 – March 4, 1992) was an American filmmaker known for his film work about the New Deal. Born Leonard MacTaggart Lorentz in Clarksburg, West Virginia he was educated at Buckhannon High School, West Virginia Wesleyan College, and West Virginia University. As a young film critic in both New York City and Hollywood, Lorentz spoke out against censorship in the film…
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Clarksburg
- Place of death
- Armonk
- Occupation
- director
- Employer
- William Randolph Hearst
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Legion of Merit
- Notable work
- The Fight for Life
- Academic degree
- high school diploma
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Army Air Forces
- Military rank
- lieutenant colonel
- Official website
- www.parelorentzcenter.org
- Image
- (still image) Pare Lorentz., (1935 - 1942).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- United States
- Residence
- Armonk
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- date of birth
- 1905-12-11
- date of death
- 1992-03-04
- birth name
- Leonard MacTaggart Lorentz
- Commons category
- Pare Lorentz
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- name in native language
- Pare Lorentz
- pseudonym
- Pare Lorentz
- nickname
- FDR’s filmmaker
- has works in the collection
- National Film Registry
- described at URL
- www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1454
- place of burial
- Upshur County
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