Janice Loeb
Janice Loeb (November 18, 1918 – December 17, 2005) was an American painter, cinematographer, screenwriter, film director, and producer. She was best known for her work in the documentary films In the Street (1948) and The Quiet One (1948). Loeb collaborated with artist and filmmaker Helen Levitt and James Agee on In the Street, shot in 1945-6, which documented the lives of working class working residents of Spanish Harlem.
Janice Loeb
- Name
- Janice Loeb
- Born
- 6 December 1913
- Birthplace
- U.S.
- Died
- 18 February 1996
- Place of death
- Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Cinematographer
- Nationality
- United States
- Known for
- The Quiet One
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Janice Loeb (November 18, 1918 – December 17, 2005) was an American painter, cinematographer, screenwriter, film director, and producer. She was best known for her work in the documentary films In the Street (1948) and The Quiet One (1948). Loeb collaborated with artist and filmmaker Helen Levitt and James Agee on In the Street, shot in 1945-6, which documented the lives of working class working residents of Spanish Harlem.
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She was nominated for an Academy Award for the latter, becoming the first woman to be nominated in the category of Best Documentary Feature. In addition to In the Street and The Quiet One, Loeb and Levitt also collaborated on Steps of Age (1951), for the Mental Health Film Board, and Another Light (1952).
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• Name — Janice Loeb • Born — 6 December 1913 • Birthplace — U.S. • Died — 18 February 1996 • Place of death — Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. • Occupation — * Cinematographer • Screenwriter • Film director • Film producer
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Loeb was a graduate of Vassar College, Class of 1935. Loeb worked closely with Levitt, with whom she was also close friends and married Levitt's brother, Bill.
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• Year — Award — Category — Nominated work — Result • 1949 — 21st Academy Awards — Best Documentary Feature — The Quiet One • 1949 — 22nd Academy Awards — Best Original Screenplay (with Helen Levitt & Sidney Meyers) — The Quiet One — Nominated
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