Irwin Rosten
Irwin Rosten (September 10, 1924 – May 23, 2010) was an American
Rosten was born on September 10, 1924, in Brooklyn. He began his career as a documentary filmmaker during the 1950s with the DuMont Television Network, where he was manager of news and public affairs.[1] He moved to Los Angeles in 1954, where he produced the 1958 documentary Thou Shalt Not Kill for station KNXT about capital punishment. He was hired by KTLA in 1956, where his documentaries included the 1963 Splt Image about internal television programming produced by patients at Camarillo State Mental Hospital.[2] At KTLA, Rosten produced a higholy-regarded half-hour series of commentaries by Bill Stout on topics in the news. The series was titled "Line of Sight."
During the 1960s, he made independent documentaries for the Wolper Organization and at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He produced a number of one-hour nature and wildlife television specials for National Geographic, the last of which he produced in 1991.[1]
Rosten co-wrote the film narration (alongside
Rosten died at age 85 in his Hollywood home on May 23, 2010, due to vascular disease.[2][3] He was survived by his wife, Marilyn Ryan, as well as by a son, Peter [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Koppel, Niko. "Irwin Rosten, Nature Documentary Filmmaker, Dies at 85", The New York Times, June 3, 2010. Accessed June 5, 2010.
- ^ a b c Nelson, Valerie J. Irwin Rosten dies at 85; award-winning documentary filmmaker, Los Angeles Times, May 30, 2010. Accessed June 5, 2010.
- ^ Emmy-winning documentarian Irwin Rosten Dies, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences press release dated May 27, 201. Accessed June 5, 2010.
External links
- Irwin Rosten at IMDb
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