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Michael Roemer Biography (1928-)

Born January 1, 1928, in Berlin, Germany; left Germany in 1939; immigrated tothe United States, 1945; married Barbara Balze in 1953; children: David, Jonathan, Ruth.

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, producer, writer

Birth Details

January 1, 1928

Berlin, Germany

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• A Touch of the Times, 1949
• Cortile Cascino (also known as The Inferno), 1962
• (And coproducer, with Robert M. Young and Robert Rubin) Nothing but aMan, Cinema 5, 1964
• Pilgrim, Farewell, 1979
• Haunted, 1983
• (And coproducer, with Young) The Plot against Harry, New Yorker Films, 1989
• (And editor) Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family(documentary), First Run Features, 1993
• Film Appearances
• Himself, My Knees Were Jumping: Remembering the Kindertransports,Anthology Film Archives/The National Center for Jewish Film, 1998
• Reporter, My Next Funeral, Angel's Gate Films, 2000
• Television Director
• Specials
• Faces of Israel (documentary; also known as Dialogue: Martin Buber and Israel), NET, 1967
• (And producer) Dying (documentary), PBS, 1976
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• A Touch of the Times, 1949
• (With Robert M. Young) Cortile Cascino (also known as The Inferno), 1962
• (With Young) Nothing but a Man, Cinema 5, 1964
• Stone My Heart, 1973
• Pilgrim, Farewell, 1979
• Haunted, 1983
• Moonlight behind You, 1987
• Famous Long Ago, 1989
• The Plot against Harry, New Yorker Films, 1989
• Television Writing
• Other
• Faces of Israel (documentary; also known as Dialogue: Martin Buber and Israel), NET, 1967
• Other
• Contributor of essays to periodicals, including Film Quarterly andYale Review.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Life, October, 1949
• New York Times, January 7, 1990, pp. 13, 22