Lionel Rogosin
| Lionel Rogosin | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 22, 1924 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | December 8, 2000 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Parent(s) | Israel Rogosin (father) |
Lionel Rogosin (January 22, 1924, New York City, New York – December 8, 2000, Los Angeles, California) was an independent American filmmaker.
Rogosin worked in political cinema, non-fiction partisan filmmaking and docufiction, influenced by Italian neorealism and Robert Flaherty.
Born and raised on the East Coast of the United States, he was the only son of textile industry mogul and philanthropist Israel Rogosin. Lionel Rogosin attended Yale University and obtained a degree in chemical engineering in order to join his father's business. He served in the United States Navy during World War Two. Upon his return, he spent his free time traveling in war-ridden Eastern and Western Europe and Israel, as well as a trip to Africa in 1948. He then worked in his father's company until 1954, while teaching himself film with a 16mm Bolex camera. Concerned with political issues including racism and fascism, Rogosin participated in a United Nations film called Out, a documentary about the plight of Hungarian refugees.
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