The Wave
1981
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director. Alexander Grasshoff (December 10, 1928 – April 5, 2008) was an American documentary filmmaker and director who received three Oscar nominations. Along with fellow producer Robert Cohn, he is perhaps best known for writing and directing the documentary Young Americans, which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature during ...
Alex Grasshoff, a television and film director who won an Academy Award in 1969 for best feature-length documentary and then made Oscar history when he and his fellow producer had to return...
The Wave is a made-for-TV movie directed by Alex Grasshoff, based on The Third Wave experiment put on by teacher Ron Jones to explain to his students how the German populace could accept the actions of the Nazi regime. It debuted October 4, 1981, and aired again almost two years later as an ABC Afterschool Special.
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Alex Grasshoff, a television and film director who won an Academy Award in 1969 for best feature-length documentary and then made Oscar history when he and his fellow producer had to return their golden statuettes on a technicality, has died. He was 79.
Alex Grasshoff, a television and film director who won an Academy Award in 1969 for best feature-length documentary and then made Oscar history when he and his fellow producer had to return...
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Alexander Grasshoff was born on 10 December 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Young Americans (1967), Journey to the Outer Limits (1973) and The Really Big Family (1967). He was married to Madilyn Clark. He died on 5 April 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Born December 10, 1928.
Apr 21, 2008 · Alex Grasshoff was a documentary filmmaker who won and returned the Oscar for \"Young Americans\" in 1969. He also made TV shows, feature films and won Emmys and Peabodys.
