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Stefan Sharff
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Born
November 29
,
1919
·
Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland
Died
May 12
,
2003
·
Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
(lymphatic cancer)
Birth name
Stefan Leon Lerner
Mini Bio
Stefan Sharff was born on November 29, 1919 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland. He was a director and cinematographer, known for
Across the River (1965)
,
Santa in Animal Land (1948)
and
Constitution and Censorship (1953)
. He was married to Laura Davies Foley and Manuelita P. Sharff. He died on May 12, 2003 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.
Family
Spouses
Laura Davies Foley
(March 17, 1984 - May 12, 2003) (his death)
Manuelita P. Sharff
(6 children)
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Changed his last name to Sharff, his mother's maiden name, because he disliked his father.
Chairman of Columbia University's film studies department, 1970-1978.
Creator of more than 100 documentaries, most of them for public television.
Having grown to dislike his father, he changed his surname to Sharff, his mother's maiden name, from Lerner, his father's surname.
He was a friend of
Alfred Hitchcock
.
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