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Irving Lerner

May 04, 2023

Irving Lerner (March 7, 1909, New York City – December 25, 1976, Los Angeles) was an American filmmaker.

Irving Lerner
Born(1909-03-07)March 7, 1909
DiedDecember 25, 1976(1976-12-25) (aged 67)
NationalityAmerican
Occupationfilmmaker
Known forblacklisted during the McCarthy period

Biography

Before becoming a filmmaker, Lerner was a research editor for Columbia University's Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, getting his start in film by making documentaries for the anthropology department. In the early 1930s, he was a member of the Workers Film and Photo League, and later, Frontier Films. He made films for the Rockefeller Foundation and other academic institutions, becoming a film editor and second-unit director involved with the emerging American documentary movement of the late 1930s. Lerner produced two documentaries for the Office of War Information during WW II and after the war became the head of New York University's Educational Film Institute. In 1948, Lerner and Joseph Strick shared directorial chores on a short documentary, Muscle Beach. Lerner then turned to low-budget, quickly filmed features. When not hastily making his own thrillers, Lerner worked as a technical advisor, a second-unit director, a co-editor and an editor.

Lerner was cinematographer, director, or assistant director on both fiction and documentary films such as One Third of a Nation (1939), Valley Town (1940), The Land (1942) directed by Robert Flaherty, and Suicide Attack (1950). Lerner was also producer of the OWI documentary Hymn of the Nations (1944), directed by Alexander Hammid, and featuring Arturo Toscanini. He was co-director with Joseph Strick of the short documentary Muscle Beach (1948).

Irving Lerner was also a director and film editor with directing credits such as Studs Lonigan (1960) and editing credits such as Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus (1960). Lerner died during the editing of Martin Scorsese's New York, New York (1977), and the film was dedicated to him.

Legacy

Three of Lerner's films—A Place to Live, Muscle Beach, and Hymn of the Nations—were preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007, 2009 and 2010, respectively.[1]

Alleged Soviet espionage

Irving Lerner was an American citizen and an employee of the United States Office of War Information during World War II, and he worked in the Motion Picture Division. Lerner allegedly was involved in espionage on behalf of Soviet Military Intelligence (GRU); Arthur Adams, a trained engineer and experienced spy who escaped to the Soviet Union in 1946, was Lerner's key contact.[2]

In the winter of 1944, a counterintelligence officer caught Lerner attempting to photograph the cyclotron at the University of California, Berkeley Radiation Laboratory; Lerner was acting without authorization.[3] The model for the cyclotron was used for the Y-12 plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for uranium enrichment; and, research work at Stanford using the cyclotron led to the Manhattan Project at Hanford, Washington, dedicated to producing plutonium for the bomb dropped in Nagasaki.[4] Lerner resigned and went to work with Joseph Strick for Keynote Records,[2] owned by Eric Bernay, another Soviet intelligence contact. Arthur Adams, who ran Irving as an agent, also worked at Keynote.

Filmography

As Director

As Producer

As Editor

As Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

  • A Town Called Hell (1971, second unit director)
  • Custer of the West (1967, second unit director: Civil War sequence)
  • Spartacus (second unit director, uncredited)
  • Valley Town (1940, second unit director)
  • One Third of a Nation (1939, second unit director, uncredited)

As Actor

  • Hay que matar a B. (1975)
  • On Camera (1 episode, 1955)
  • Pie in the Sky (1935)

As Miscellaneous Crew

Editing Department

Production Manager

As Cinematographer

  • The Land (1942)

Dedicatee

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
  2. ^ a b Haynes, John Earl (1999-01-01). Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300129874.
  3. ^ Miklitsch, Robert (2017). The Red and Black" American Film Noir in the 1950s. University of Illinois Press.
  4. ^ "University of California, Berkeley". Atomic Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  5. ^ Buhle, Paul; Wagner, David (2003). Hide in Plain Sight: The Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television 1950-2002. Palgrave MacMillan. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-4039-6144-0.

Bibliography

  • Frontier Films: Members
  • FBI memo, "Soviet Activities in the United States," 25 July 1946, Papers of Clark Clifford, Harry S. Truman Library
  • John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America, Yale University Press, 1999), pg. 325

Further reading

  • Westphal, Kyle (March 25, 2013) "Irving Lerner: A Career in Context" Chicago Film Society
  • Gustafson, Frederick July 7, 2017 On Film: Irving Lerner

External links

  • Irving Lerner at IMDb

May 04, 2023
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Irving Lerner March 7 1909 New York City December 25 1976 Los Angeles was an American filmmaker Irving LernerBorn 1909 03 07 March 7 1909DiedDecember 25 1976 1976 12 25 aged 67 NationalityAmericanOccupationfilmmakerKnown forblacklisted during the McCarthy period Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Alleged Soviet espionage 4 Filmography 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBiography EditBefore becoming a filmmaker Lerner was a research editor for Columbia University s Encyclopedia of Social Sciences getting his start in film by making documentaries for the anthropology department In the early 1930s he was a member of the Workers Film and Photo League and later Frontier Films He made films for the Rockefeller Foundation and other academic institutions becoming a film editor and second unit director involved with the emerging American documentary movement of the late 1930s Lerner produced two documentaries for the Office of War Information during WW II and after the war became the head of New York University s Educational Film Institute In 1948 Lerner and Joseph Strick shared directorial chores on a short documentary Muscle Beach Lerner then turned to low budget quickly filmed features When not hastily making his own thrillers Lerner worked as a technical advisor a second unit director a co editor and an editor Lerner was cinematographer director or assistant director on both fiction and documentary films such as One Third of a Nation 1939 Valley Town 1940 The Land 1942 directed by Robert Flaherty and Suicide Attack 1950 Lerner was also producer of the OWI documentary Hymn of the Nations 1944 directed by Alexander Hammid and featuring Arturo Toscanini He was co director with Joseph Strick of the short documentary Muscle Beach 1948 Irving Lerner was also a director and film editor with directing credits such as Studs Lonigan 1960 and editing credits such as Stanley Kubrick s Spartacus 1960 Lerner died during the editing of Martin Scorsese s New York New York 1977 and the film was dedicated to him Legacy EditThree of Lerner s films A Place to Live Muscle Beach and Hymn of the Nations were preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007 2009 and 2010 respectively 1 Alleged Soviet espionage EditIrving Lerner was an American citizen and an employee of the United States Office of War Information during World War II and he worked in the Motion Picture Division Lerner allegedly was involved in espionage on behalf of Soviet Military Intelligence GRU Arthur Adams a trained engineer and experienced spy who escaped to the Soviet Union in 1946 was Lerner s key contact 2 In the winter of 1944 a counterintelligence officer caught Lerner attempting to photograph the cyclotron at the University of California Berkeley Radiation Laboratory Lerner was acting without authorization 3 The model for the cyclotron was used for the Y 12 plant at Oak Ridge Tennessee for uranium enrichment and research work at Stanford using the cyclotron led to the Manhattan Project at Hanford Washington dedicated to producing plutonium for the bomb dropped in Nagasaki 4 Lerner resigned and went to work with Joseph Strick for Keynote Records 2 owned by Eric Bernay another Soviet intelligence contact Arthur Adams who ran Irving as an agent also worked at Keynote Filmography EditAs Director A Town Called Hell 1971 uncredited The Royal Hunt of the Sun 1969 Ben Casey ABC TV series 13 episodes 1961 1965 Seaway 1965 TV series unknown episodes Mr Novak NBC TV series 1 episode 1963 Cry of Battle 1963 Target The Corruptors ABC TV 1 episode 1961 King of Diamonds 1 episode 1961 Studs Lonigan 1960 City of Fear 1959 Murder by Contract 1958 Edge of Fury 1958 Man Crazy 1953 Suicide Attack 1951 Muscle Beach 1948 To Hear Your Banjo Play 1947 Swedes in America 1943 with Ingrid Bergman The Autobiography of a Jeep 1943 with Joseph Krumgold A Place to Live 1941 As Producer Hay que matar a B 1975 co producer The Darwin Adventure 1972 co producer Bad Man s River 1971 executive producer Captain Apache 1971 associate producer Custer of the West 1967 executive producer The Wild Party 1956 supervising producer C Man 1949 producer To Hear Your Banjo Play 1947 co producer Hymn of the Nations 1944 producer uncredited As Editor Mustang The House That Joe Built 1978 The River Niger 1976 Steppenwolf 1974 Spartacus 1960 uncredited 5 The Marines Come Thru 1938 China Strikes Back 1937 unconfirmed As Second Unit Director or Assistant Director A Town Called Hell 1971 second unit director Custer of the West 1967 second unit director Civil War sequence Spartacus second unit director uncredited Valley Town 1940 second unit director One Third of a Nation 1939 second unit director uncredited As Actor Hay que matar a B 1975 On Camera 1 episode 1955 Pie in the Sky 1935 As Miscellaneous Crew The Savage Eye 1960 technical advisor God s Little Acre 1958 associate to director Robot Monster 1953 production associate Editing Department New York New York 1977 supervising editor Executive Action 1973 associate editor Production Manager Men in War 1957 production supervisor As Cinematographer The Land 1942 Dedicatee New York New York 1977 See also EditAtomic spies US Office of War Information OWI References EditNotes Preserved Projects Academy Film Archive a b Haynes John Earl 1999 01 01 Venona Decoding Soviet Espionage in America Yale University Press ISBN 0300129874 Miklitsch Robert 2017 The Red and Black American Film Noir in the 1950s University of Illinois Press University of California Berkeley Atomic Heritage Foundation Retrieved 2020 04 14 Buhle Paul Wagner David 2003 Hide in Plain Sight The Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television 1950 2002 Palgrave MacMillan p 173 ISBN 978 1 4039 6144 0 Bibliography Frontier Films Members 1 FBI memo Soviet Activities in the United States 25 July 1946 Papers of Clark Clifford Harry S Truman Library John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr Venona Decoding Soviet Espionage in America Yale University Press 1999 pg 325Further reading Westphal Kyle March 25 2013 Irving Lerner A Career in Context Chicago Film Society Gustafson Frederick July 7 2017 On Film Irving LernerExternal links EditIrving Lerner at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Irving Lerner amp oldid 1151004991, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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