Robert Drew: key obituary facts
Is Robert Drew dead? Yes. Robert Drew died on July 30, 2014, at age 90.
Cause of death: Robert Drew's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Robert Drew known for?
He was an American filmmaker (1924–2014).
More about Robert Drew
Born: 15 February 1924.
Place of birth: Toledo.
Place of death: Sharon.
Gender: male.
Occupation: film director, film producer, screenwriter.
Nationality: United States.
Father: Robert W. Drew.
Career began: 1955.
Also known as: Robert Lincoln Drew.
Years active: 1955–2014.
Robert Drew, a documentary filmmaker and pioneer of cinéma vérité in the United States, died on July 30, 2014.
He was 90. Born Robert Lincoln Drew in Toledo, Ohio, he began his career in 1955 and helped shape what became known as direct cinema through a body of work that emphasized immediacy and observation.
Among his best-known films were Primary (1960) and Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963), both later selected for the National Film Registry. In 1993, he received the Career Achievement Award from the International Documentary Association.