Roger Baldwin

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Jan 21, 1884 (141 years old)
Death date
Aug 26, 1981

Roger Baldwin

Known For

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
1h 18m
Movie 2017

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

An examination of the Oscar-winning director who brought to life some of cinema's most beloved motion pictures.

Biography

Roger Nash Baldwin (January 21, 1884 – August 26, 1981) was one of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He served as executive director of the ACLU until 1950. Many of the ACLU's original landmark cases took place under his direction, including the Scopes Trial, the Sacco and Vanzetti murder trial, and its challenge to the ban on James Joyce's Ulysses. Baldwin was a well-known pacifist and author.

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