Edmund Reek

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Edmund Reek (19 March 1897 – 28 October 1971[1]) was a producer of newsreels in the United States.[2] Several of his films were nominated for best short film Academy Awards and some won. He arranged for a newsreel to capture images of Pearl Harbor.[2]

A letter to him from Bill Burch survives.[3]

Academy Awards[]

Won[]

Day won one Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and One for Best Documentary Short Subject:

Nominated[]

He was nominated in the same category for a further 4 films:

  • Best Love Action Short Film - Champions Carry On (1943)
  • Best Love Action Short Film -Blue Grass Gentleman (1944)
  • Best Love Action Short Film - Along The Rainbow Trails (1945)
  • Best Love Action Short Film - Golden Horsed (1946)

Filmography[]

References[]

  1. ^ Edmund Reek dies at 73
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Edmund Reek Dies at 73; Newsreels Won 3 Oscars". The New York Times. October 28, 1971. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Letter; 22 Sept. 1942, Bill Birch (Chicago, Ill.) to Mr. Edmund Reek (New York, N.Y.)". digital.tcl.sc.edu.


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