About
Director of documentary films such as High School and Titicut Follies and winner of the George Polk Career Award for investigative reporting.
Before Fame
He served in the U.S. military from 1954 until 1956.
Trivia
He was awarded the MacArthur "Genius" Grant.
Family Life
He was born in Boston to Gertrude and Jacob.
Associated With
He and Errol Morris became two of America's most revered documentarians.