Janice Loeb (December 6, 1913 – February 18, 1996) was an
American painter, cinematographer, screenwriter, film director, and producer.
She was best known for her work in the documentary films ''
In the Street'' (1948) and ''
The Quiet One'' (1948).
Loeb collaborated with artist and filmmaker
Helen Levitt
Helen Levitt (August 31, 1913 – March 29, 2009) was an American photographer and cinematographer. She was particularly noted for her street photography around New York City. David Levi Strauss described her as "the most celebrated and lea ...
and
James Agee
James Rufus Agee ( ; November 27, 1909 – May 16, 1955) was an American novelist, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic. In the 1940s, writing for ''Time'', he was one of the most influential film critics in the United States. His autob ...
on ''In the Street'', shot in 1945-6, which documented the lives of working class working residents of Spanish Harlem.
She was nominated for an
Academy Award
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 ...
for the latter, becoming the first woman to be nominated in the category of
Best Documentary Feature.
In addition to ''In the Street'' and ''The Quiet One,'' Loeb and Levitt also collaborated on ''Steps of Age'' (1951), for the Mental Health Film Board, and ''Another Light'' (1952).
Personal Life
Loeb was a graduate of
Vassar College
Vassar College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States. The college be ...
, Class of 1935.
Loeb worked closely with Levitt, with whom she was also close friends and married Levitt's brother, Bill.
Awards and nominations
See also
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List of female Academy Award winners and nominees for non-gendered categories
References
External links
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1913 births
1996 deaths
American women cinematographers
American cinematographers
American women screenwriters
American documentary film directors
American documentary film producers
20th-century American women writers
Place of birth missing
20th-century American screenwriters
American women documentary filmmakers
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Vassar College alumni