Harry Hurwitz

Harry Hurwitz (January 27, 1938 – September 21, 1995) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor and producer.[2]

Harry L. Hurwitz
Born	(1938-01-27)January 27, 1938 New York City, United States
Died	September 21, 1995(1995-09-21) (aged 57) Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Film director screenwriter producer artist
Years active	1971–1994
Spouse(s)	Joy Hurwitz[1]

Biography

Hurwitz attended The High School of Music & Art and New York University, where he received a BS in 1960 and an MA in 1962. Before becoming a director, Hurwitz worked intermittently as a drawing instructor at the State University of New York at New Paltz, Cooper Union, Parsons School of Design, and Queens College; he also taught filmmaking courses at New York University, Purchase College, the New York Institute of Technology, and the Pratt Institute. His directorial debut film The Projectionist also included the first acting role for actor/comedian Rodney Dangerfield.[3] He often used the pseudonym "Harry Tampa".

In the early 1970s, Hurwitz was an artist-in-residence at the University of South Florida in Tampa. It was at that time that he produced the black and white serigraphic self-portrait that briefly (and inexplicably, as the film is set in Los Angeles) appears on the walls of the main character May's (Susan Dey) apartment in the 1986 film Echo Park.

Painting

As a painter, Hurwitz has work in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Corcoran Gallery of Art (now defunct) and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[1] He taught painting and drawing at various American colleges.[1]

Filmography

Title	Year	Director	Writer	Producer	Role	Notes
The Projectionist	1970	Yes	Yes	Yes	Friendly Usher	Directorial Debut, also editor
Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times	1972	Yes	Yes	Yes		Documentary film
Richard	1972	Yes	Yes	No
Auditions	1978	Yes	No	No	The Director (uncredited)	as Harry Tampa
Fairy Tales	1978	Yes	No	No		as Harry Tampa
Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula	1979	Yes	Yes	No		as Harry Tampa
Safari 3000	1980	Yes	No	No
Under the Rainbow	1981	No	Yes	No
The Comeback Trail	1982	Yes	Yes	Yes		Also editor
The Big Score	1983	No	No	Executive
The Rosebud Beach Hotel	1984	Yes	Uncredited	Yes
Once a Hero	1987	Yes	No	No		Urknown episodes
That's Adequate	1989	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fleshtone	1994	Yes	Yes	No

References

1. "Harry Hurwitz, a Screenwriter, Film Director and Painter, 57". The New York Times. October 11, 1995. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
2. "Harry Hurwitz". The New York Times. September 21, 1995. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
3. Brennan, Sandra (September 21, 1995). "Harry Hurwitz > Overview". AllMovie. Retrieved September 11, 2010.

External links

• Harry Hurwitz on IMDb
• Harry Hurwitz at AllMovie