Alan Levin (filmmaker)

Alan Levin (filmmaker)

Alan Levin (February 28, 1926 – 13 February, 2006) was an American filmmaker and journalist best known for making documentaries on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and Home Box Office (HBO) networks. Three of his documentaries won Emmy Awards.

Early life and career

Levin was born in Brooklyn, New York with his original name being Alan Levinstein. He served during World War II and graduated from Wesleyan University in Connecticut in 1946. His career started as a journalist working for Associated Press and the "New York Post". He worked for Senator Harrison Williams in 1963-64 before becoming a producer on WABC-TV between 1965-67.

Documentary career

Levin's documentary career started with WNET, a PBS flagship. He first attracted attention with "The New Immigrants" in 1979 which explored the immigration of non-European migrants to the US which earned him his first Emmy.

His 1982 film "Portrait of an American Zealot" was one of the first films of the growing popularity of the so-called religious right. That film marked the end of his employment for PBS although he would continue to make films for the network. In 1986, he made "Inside the Jury Room" featuring the first jury deliberation to be filmed which was shown on "PBS Frontline"

He partnered with Bill Moyers to film a number of documentaries. "The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis" looked at the activities of the CIA leading up to the Iran-Contra Affair. It earned Levin his second Emmy.

Levin would later make documentaries for HBO. With his son, Marc Levin and his production partner Daphne Pinkerson, he made "Thug Life" about the lives of four prisoners in Washington. It earned him his third Emmy in 1999.

He died in Maplewood, New Jersey in February 2006.

References

* [http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--obit-levin0217feb17,0,3367836.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey "Newsday" "Documentary filmmaker Alan Levin dies at 79" 17 February 2006, retrieved 18 February 2006]
*Marquis Who's Who TM. "Marquis Who's Who", 2006. "Alan Levin"


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