Lionel Rogosin

Lionel ROGOSIN (1924, New York - 2000, Los Angeles) was influenced early by the film All Quiet on the Western Front and a few years later by the films by Flaherty and De Sica. After graduating from Yale with a degree in chemical engineering he volunteered to serve in the navy during World War II. In the late 50s Rogosin was a founder with Jonas Mekas of the New American Cinema. In the 60s Rogosin ran the Bleecker Street Cinema in New York City. He apparently opened this film venue, a classic art house, to showcase films he was interested in that would not otherwise have commercial releases. Rogosin died of a heart attack at age of 76.