Ruth Orkin
American photographer and filmmaker (1921-1985)
0.39body-of-work score · ranked #1535 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- September 3, 1921 · Boston
- Died
- January 16, 1985 · New York City
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, photographer, screenwriter, film producer
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1953 · United States · drama
National Film Registry (inducted 1997) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
0.392 citations
Complete filmography
All 2 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1953Little Fugitive
- 1956Lovers and Lollipops