Edmund Reek (19 March 1897 – 28 October 1971) was a producer of newsreels in the United States. Several of his films were nominated for best short film

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in ...

and some won. He arranged for a newsreel to capture images of

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. A letter to him from Bill Burch survives.

Academy Awards

Filmography

*'' Champions Carry On'' (1943), about athletes support for war efforts *''

Symphony of a City ''Symphony of a City'' () is a 1947 Swedish documentary short film about Stockholm, directed by Arne Sucksdorff. It won an Oscar in 1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo- ...

'' (1949), about Stockholm, Sweden *'' Why Korea?'' (1950), about the

Korean War The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...

*'' Survival City'' (1955), about the effects of an atomic bomb hitting an American town

References

Newsreels 1897 births Filmmakers from New York (state) 1971 deaths {{US-film-producer-stub