Biography
Jay Leyda (February 12, 1910 – February 15, 1988) was an American avant-garde filmmaker and film historian, noted for his work on U.S, Soviet, and Chinese cinema, as well as his collections of documentation on the day-to-day lives of Herman Melville and Emily Dickinson.
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Filmography
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Movies 8
Director 2
Reader - Thomas A. Edison
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (1982)
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Director
A Bronx Morning (1931)
Movie
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Assistant Editor
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
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Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1910-02-12
Deathday
1988-02-15 (78 years old)
Birth Place
Detroit, United States
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Eugene Hill
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship
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