Edmund Reek
Edmund Reek (19 March 1897 – 28 October 1971[1]) was a producer of newsreels in the United States.[2] Several of his films were nominated for best short film Academy Awards and some won. He arranged for a newsreel to capture images of Pearl Harbor.[2]
A letter to him from Bill Burch survives.[3]
Academy Awards
| Year | Title | Category | Won | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Champions Carry On | Best Live Action Short Film | No | |
| 1944 | Blue Grass Gentleman | Best Live Action Short Film | No | |
| 1945 | Along The Rainbow Trails | Best Live Action Short Film | No | |
| 1946 | Golden Horsed | Best Live Action Short Film | No | |
| 1948 | Symphony of a City | Best Live Action Short Film | Yes | |
| 1950 | Why Korea? | Best Documentary (Short Subject) | Yes | |
| 1955 | Survival City | Best Live Action Short Film | Yes |
Filmography
- Champions Carry On (1943), about athletes' support for war efforts
- Blue Grass Gentleman[4] (1944)
- Along the Rainbow Trail (1946)[5][6]
- Golden Horses (1946)[7]
- Symphony of a City (1949), about Stockholm, Sweden
- Why Korea? (1950), about the Korean War
- Survival City (1955), about the effects of an atomic bomb hitting an American town
References
- ^ Edmund Reek dies at 73[dead link]
- ^ a b "Edmund Reek Dies at 73; Newsreels Won 3 Oscars". The New York Times. October 28, 1971. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "Letter; 22 Sept. 1942, Bill Birch (Chicago, Ill.) to Mr. Edmund Reek (New York, N.Y.)". digital.tcl.sc.edu.
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=39ZkAAAAMAAJ&q=blue+grass+gentleman+edmund+reek&dq=blue+grass+gentleman+edmund+reek&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEm7X176SSAxUIw_ACHdqgIWgQ6AF6BAgMEAM
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=VvspAAAAYAAJ&q="along+the+rainbow.trail"+edmund+reek&dq="along+the+rainbow.trail"+edmund+reek&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_t4m676SSAxXEVTABHaCHMq0Q6AF6BAgJEAM
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=9Xs7AAAAMAAJ&q="along+the+rainbow.trail"+edmund+reek&dq="along+the+rainbow.trail"+edmund+reek&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_t4m676SSAxXEVTABHaCHMq0Q6AF6BAgHEAM
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=QaMqAAAAYAAJ&q="golden+horses"+1946+thorgersen&dq="golden+horses"+1946+thorgersen&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjkl-HA7qSSAxVKTDABHTiKH1EQ6AF6BAgMEAM
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