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Boris Abramovich Kaufman (Russian: Борис Абрамович Кауфман; August 24, 1897 – June 24, 1980) was an Oscar-winning (1954) cinematographer. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. He was the younger brother of famous filmmakers Dziga Vertov (Denis Kaufman) and Mikhail Kaufman. Dziga Vertov (Дзига Вертов Дзиґа Вертов January 15, 1896 &ndash February 12, 1954) was a Soviet pioneer Mikhail Abramovich Kaufman (1897-1979 Михаил Абрамович Кауфман was a Russian Cinematographer and Photographer.

Kaufman was born into a family of Jewish intellectuals living in Białystok at the time when the Congress Poland was a part of the Russian Empire. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Białystok Lublin Voivodeship Białystok (also known by alternative names) is the largest City in northeastern Poland. Congress Poland Kongresówka, officially and formally Kingdom of Poland (Królestwo Polskie {{IPA-pl|'|p|o|l|s|kʲ|e}} Царство Польское Tsarstvo Polskoye The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya

After the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, Poland regained its independence, and Boris moved there with his parents. The October Revolution (Октябрьская революция Oktyabrskaya revolyutsiya) also known as the Soviet Revolution The Second Polish Republic or interwar Poland is the Republic of Poland between World War I and World War II. Mikhail and Denis stayed in the Soviet Union and became notable Soviet filmmakers producing avant-garde and agitprop films. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard Agitprop (агитпроп is a contraction of " agit ation and prop aganda" The three brothers never met again and stayed in touch only by way of letters.

After graduating from Sorbonne University, Boris turned to cinematography. The historic University of Paris (Université de Paris first appeared in the second half of the 13th century He collaborated with Jean Vigo and later Dimitri Kirsanoff. Jean Vigo ( April 26, 1905 &ndash October 5, 1934) was a French Film director, who helped establish Poetic realism Dimitri Kirsanoff (Димитрий Кирсанов (6 March 1899 – 11 February 1957 was an early filmmaker, considered part of the French Impressionist

During World War II, he served in the French Army against the Nazis and when France lost he managed to escape to Canada. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (Land Army is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and its largest Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page After working briefly with John Grierson, for the National Film Board of Canada, Kaufman moved to the United States in 1942. John Grierson ( 26 April 1898 &ndash 19 February 1972) is often considered the Father of British and Canadian The National Film Board of Canada (usually National Film Board or NFB) is Canada's public film producer and distributor The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

He supported himself shooting short subjects and documentaries until Elia Kazan chose him to shoot his first American feature film, On the Waterfront (1954), for which Kaufman won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and Golden Globe Award (1955). Elia Mother, ( Greek: Ηλίας Καζάν September 7 1909 &ndash September 28 2003) was a Greek - American On the Waterfront is a American Drama film about mob violence and corruption among longshoremen. The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a Cinematographer for work in one particular Motion picture. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner For the film Baby Doll (1956), Kaufman received a second Oscar nomination. Baby Doll is a 1956 film which tells the story of the childlike bride of a Mississippi Cotton gin owner who becomes the pawn in a battle between her husband and his

He was the director of photography on Sidney Lumet's first film, 12 Angry Men (1957), and The Pawnbroker (1964), among other notable films. Sidney Lumet (born June 25 1924) is an Academy Award -receiving American Film director, with over 50 Films to his name The Pawnbroker is a novel by Edward Lewis Wallant which tells the story of Sol Nazerman a concentration camp survivor who suffers flashbacks

Boris Kaufman retired in 1970 and died in New York City in 1980. The City of New York

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