Amram Nowak

Amram Nowak (May 12, 1925 – June 6, 2005) was an American film producer, film director and writer. He has produced, directed and/or written about 200 documentary films, two feature films, and several TV specials.

He was married to writer Manya Starr in 1981 or 1982, and they collaborate for many years. They run the film production company Amram Nowak Associates based in Manhattan. Their projects included Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer, which was nominated for an Academy Award in 1987.

Selected filmography

1966: John Von Neumann: a documentary
1969:King Murray
A "combination of dramatic and documentary film techniques about an insurance salesman on a gambling junket to Las Vegas"
1970:The Nashville Sound
Starring Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and others
1984: "The Cafeteria", from American Playhouse, American anthology television series
based on the short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer
1987:Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
1997: They Came for Good: A History of the Jews in the US
The documentary discusses Asher Levy, Louis Moses Gomez, Rebecca Gratz, Uriah Phillips Levy, Levi Strauss, Isaac Leeser, Isaac Mayer Wise, Judah Benjamin, the Warburgs, the Schiffs, Emma Lazarus, and other personalities.

References

↑ Harris M. Lentz, Obituaries in the Performing Arts, p. 280
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↑ Paid Notice: Deaths NOWAK, AMRAM
↑ Healy, Edward J. (August 18, 1989). "The Real Neil Simon". The Daily Item. New York, Port Chester. p. B 3. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ John Von Neumann : a documentary, WorldCat

External links

Amram Nowak at IMDb

[1] Harris M. Lentz, Obituaries in the Performing Arts, p. 280

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[3] Paid Notice: Deaths NOWAK, AMRAM

[di-4] Healy, Edward J. (August 18, 1989). "The Real Neil Simon". The Daily Item. New York, Port Chester. p. B 3. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] John Von Neumann : a documentary, WorldCat