Edmund Reek
Edmund H. Reek (born March 19, 1897 in New York , † October 24, 1971 ) was an American film producer and director . For his short and documentary films he was nominated a total of seven times for an Oscar in the 1940s and 1950s , of which he was able to win the award three times.
Life
Reek produced more than 40 films for 20th Century Fox between 1939 and 1956 . He has also directed some films. He only produced documentaries and short films , including so-called one-reelers with a length of up to 15 minutes and two-reelers with a length of up to 30 minutes. He also produced several episodes of the Mel Allen Sports Show and CinemaScope Special .
For the films Champions Carry On , Blue Grass Gentlemen , Along the Rainbow Trail and Golden Horses , he was unsuccessfully nominated for an Oscar four times in the “Best Short Film” category - One-Reel . With the film People in the City ( Mannniskor i stad ) from 1948 he was able to win the award in that category for the first time. In 1956 he repeated this success with Survival City . For his work on the documentary Why Korea? it also won an Oscar in 1951 in the category “Best Documentary Short Film” .
Awards and nominations
Oscar
- 1944 : Nomination in the category Best Short Film - One-Reel for Champions Carry On
- 1945 : Nomination in the category Best Short Film - One-Reel for Blue Grass Gentlemen
- 1946 : Nomination in the category Best Short Film - One-Reel for Along the Rainbow Trail
- 1947 : Nomination in the category Best Short Film - One-Reel for Golden Horses
- 1949 : Winner in the category Best Short Film - One-Reel for People in the City ( Människor i stad )
- 1951 : Winner in the Best Documentary Short Film category for Why Korea?
- 1956 : Winner in the category Best Short Film - One-Reel for Survival City
Web links
- Edmund Reek in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Edmund Reek ( Memento of November 13, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) on theoscarsite.com
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Reek, Edmund |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reek, Edmund H. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer and director |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1897 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |
DATE OF DEATH | October 24, 1971 |