Robin Lehman

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Robin Lehman
Born
Robert Owen Lehman Jr.

(1936-12-03) December 3, 1936 (age 86)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Director
Cinematographer
SpouseMarie Rolf
Children4
Parents
Relatives Lehman family

Robin Lehman (born Robert Owen Lehman Jr.; December 3, 1936) is an American documentary filmmaker best known for his short films Don't (1974) and The End of the Game (1975), which received consecutive Academy Awards for Best Documentary (Short Subject). He is a member of the Lehman family.

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Biography

Born Robert Owen Lehman Jr., he is the son of Robert Lehman (1891–1969) and Ruth "Kitty" (Leavitt) Meeker Lehman (1904–1984). His mother is the daughter of William Homer Leavitt and Ruth Bryan Owen and granddaughter of United States Secretary of State, William Jennings Bryan. [1] [2] His father is the son of Philip Lehman and the grandson of Emanuel Lehman. [3] Her father is of Jewish background.

Outside of his work directing short documentaries, Lehman contributed special material to Tommy , the 1975 film version of The Who's rock opera. In 1977, he served as co-cinematographer of The Black Pearl .

He is married to music theorist Marie Rolf, a professor and senior associate dean at the Eastman School of Music. [4] They have two children, Rolf and Morgan. [5] [6] He was previously married to Aki Lehman with whom he has two children, Philip and Kate. [7]

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  2. History and Families of Marion County Illinois: William Jennings Bryan retrieved April 2, 2012
  3. Reif, Rita (May 16, 1990). "Article 985390 -- No Title". The New York Times . The pictures, which were left to Lehman's grandchildren - the three children of Robert (Robin) Owen Lehman, a film maker - were sold with a guarantee, the first at this house
  4. "Marie Rolf". Eastman School of Music. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  5. Kozinn, Allan (December 20, 1994). "MUSIC NOTES; Song Fest Co-Founder To Direct Arts Center At the 92d Street Y". New York Times .
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