Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006

Lorena May Parlee, born December 12, 1945, died August 18, 2006. Historian, filmmaker, producer, director, historical consultant, educator, author, and trade unionist. Founder of Sol Films and Reel View Productions. Winner of an Emmy, a CINE Golden Eagle, a Golden Mike, and an American Film Festival Blue Ribbon for Best Documentary for her work on Ballad of an Unsung Hero (1983), and was nominated for an Academy Award (Feature-Length Documentary) for her work In the Name of the People (1984). Producer, Director, and writer of the IMAX film Mexico (1995), and the first woman to direct an IMAX film. Press secretary to Cesar Chavez, founder and president of the United Farm Workers of America.

From the description of Collection, 1931-2004 1994-2003. (University of North Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 123031178

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