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- Morris Engel was born on April 8, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Little Fugitive (1953), Weddings and Babies (1958) and Lovers and Lollipops (1956). He was married to Ruth Orkin. He died on March 5, 2005 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseRuth Orkin(? - January 16, 1985) (her death, 2 children)
- Children
- Was single-handedly responsible for the French New Wave with the film Little Fugitive (1953), a fact that François Truffaut acknowledged in a famous interview.
- Was a combat cameraman with the US Army Signal Corps during World War II, and as such took part in the Normandy landings on D-Day, along with future director Russ Meyer. Much of the familiar combat footage that has appeared over the years in documentaries about the D-Day landings was shot by Engel and Meyer.
- Father of Mary Engel and Andy Engel.
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