Alex Grasshoff

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Alexander Grasshoff (December 10, 1928--April 5, 2008) was an American documentary filmmaker. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Grasshoff earned a bachelor's degree in cinema at the University of Southern California and began his career as an editor at Paramount in 1951.[1] Along with fellow producer Robert Cohn, he is best known for writing and directing the documentary Young Americans, won an Academy Award for best feature documentary in April 1969.[1] However, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences soon found out the film had been shown first in October 1967, thus mading it ineligible for a 1968 award and the Oscar status was revoked.[1] Grasshoff, who reportedly slept with the Oscar on the fist night, also directed Academy Award-winning films The Really Big Family (1966) and Journey to the Outer Limits (1973).[1]

Grasshoff died on April 5, 2008 at his home in Los Angeles of complications from bypass surgery on a leg.[1] He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Madilyn Clark Grasshoff, and two sisters, Yrsa Grasshoff and Edith Rand.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f McLellan, Dennis. "Alex Grasshoff, 79; documentary filmmaker had to give back his Oscar", Los Angeles Times, 2008-04-20. Retrieved on 2008-04-30. 

[edit] External links

Alex Grasshoff at the Internet Movie Database

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