Robert Snyder (filmmaker) explained

Robert Snyder
Birth Date:15 January 1916
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York
Death Place:Pacific Palisades, California
Occupation:Filmmaker
Spouse:Allegra Fuller Snyder
Children:Jaime, Alexandra

Robert Snyder (January 16, 1916 – March 21, 2004) was a documentary filmmaker who won an Academy Award in 1950 as producer of .[1] [2]

Biography

Robert Snyder was born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 16, 1916. He married Allegra Fuller, the daughter of Buckminster Fuller, professor emeritus and former chairwoman of the dance department at University of California at Los Angeles. They had a son Jaime and a daughter Alexandra.[3] [4]

Snyder won the Academy Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary for . It was a German/Swiss film titled Michelangelo: Life of a Titan, first released in 1938 directed by Curt Oertel. Snyder re-edited and shortened the film, adding narration by Fredric March.

Snyder was nominated for a second Academy Award in 1958 for a documentary on insects, The Hidden World, narrated by Gregory Peck. Snyder produced or directed more than a half-dozen biographical documentaries about individuals, including his own father-in-law, futurist Buckminster Fuller. Other subjects included American patron of the arts, poet, publisher, and peace activist Caresse Crosby, author Henry Miller, historians Will and Ariel Durant, Claudio Arrau[5] and cellist Pablo Casals.[6]

His 12-part series, Looking at Modern Art, and Michelangelo: Self-Portrait both appeared on the U.S. Public Broadcasting Service.[5] He died after a lengthy illness in Pacific Palisades, California on March 21, 2004.[6]

Archive

The Academy Film Archive houses the Masters & Masterworks Collection, named after Snyder's production company.[7]

Works

As director

As producer

As actor

Crew

Bibliography

Awards

Added information

Snyder's website

Notes and References

  1. News: Crowther. Bosley. The Titan: Story of Michelangelo. https://archive.today/20120712005650/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/227660/Robert-Snyder. dead. 12 July 2012. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Bosley Crowther. 18 November 2011.
  2. News: Robert Snyder, 88; Documentarian. Los Angeles Times. 2004-03-22. 2019-02-17.
  3. News: Documentary producer Robert Snyder dies. 18 November 2011. March 22, 2004. United Press International.
  4. News: Robert Snyder. 18 November 2011. Variety. March 22, 2004.
  5. Web site: About Robert Snyder. Masters & Masterworks. 18 November 2011. Santa Barbara, CA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215011250/http://www.mastersmasterworks.com/about%20Robert%20Snyder.html. 15 December 2011.
  6. News: Robert Snyder; Filmmaker won Oscar for Documentary. 18 November 2011. Boston.com. March 24, 2004. Associated Press. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120603221553/http://articles.boston.com/2004-03-24/news/29197076_1_documentary-michelangelo-robert-snyder. 3 June 2012.
  7. Web site: Masters & Masterworks Collection. Academy Film Archive.

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