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Martin Ritt

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Martin Ritt was an American director, producer and actor, active in film, theatre and television, who lived from 2 March 1914 to 8 December 1990. He was known mainly as an auteur of socially conscious dramas and literary adaptations, described by Stanley Kauffmann as one of the most underrated American directors. An actor-turned-director with the Federal Theater Project and Group Theatre, he became assistant to Elia Kazan at the Actors Studio. Edge of the City is listed here as a work.

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1. Wikipedia: Martin Ritt
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    March 2, 1914
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    was an American director, producer, and actor, active in film, theatre, and television
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Edge of the City (Wikipedia)
Works Created: Edge of the City (1957 film), Infobox: director
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