Robert Hughes (producer)
Robert Hughes (born April 2, 1929 in South Bend , Indiana , † July 24, 1972 in New York City ) was an American film producer and director in the field of documentary films .
Life
Hughes has made various documentaries about well-known personalities such as Ralph Ellison and Vladimir Nabokov . He also worked for the United Nations on various documentaries on refugees and other topics. The television documentary Arthur Penn, 1922-: Themes and Variants about director Arthur Penn earned him an Emmy in 1971 . In the 1950s and 1960s he published several books on film.
For Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World won Hughes in 1964 the Oscar in the category Best Documentary . In addition to his production activities, he was also involved in the film as a co-director and screenwriter.
Hughes died of a heart attack at the age of 43. At the time of his death, he was working on a documentary about Allen Funt .
Hughes was divorced from actress Tresa Hughes and had a daughter.
Web links
- Robert Hughes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary on nytimes.com.com , accessed February 5, 2019
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SURNAME | Hughes, Robert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer and director |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1929 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | South Bend , Indiana , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | July 24, 1972 |
Place of death | New York City , United States |