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Drew Associates was founded in 1960 with the production, Primary

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  Susan Starr
    Story of a young American concert pianist and the Dimitri Mitrouppulos piano competition. 53:53 minutes.
Outstanding Film of the Year, London Film Festival.
Co-produced by Time-Life Broadcast, Drew Associates Executive Producer: Robert Drew
     
  Jane
    A young Jane Fonda rehearses for her first starring role in a Broadway play, then opens to devastating critical notices. 54:13 minutes.
London Film Festival; Outstanding Film.
     
  In the Contest of the Queen
    The Queen Elizabeth of the Belgians music competition as seen through the pianist Anton Kuerti. 53 minutes. Broadcast ABC.
Cine Golden Eagle.
     
  A Man's Dream: Festival of Two Worlds
    Gian Carlo Menotti's Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy. 55:15 minutes. Bell Telephone-NBC.
Cine Golden Eagle.
     
  International Jazz Festival
    Benny Goodman in Belgium. 53:24 minutes. Bell Telephone-NBC
     
  The New Met: Countdown to Curtain
    Tumultuous opening of the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center by Rudolph Bing, Leontyne Price, Franco Zeferelli, Samuel Barber, and a cast of thousands. 53:13 minutes. Bell Telephone-NBC
Peabody Award; First Prize, International Cinema Exhibition Bilboa; Cine Golden Eagle.
     
  On The Road With Duke Ellington
    With Duke Ellington on the road to play for audiences and compose for himself. 54:50 minutes. Bell Telephone-NBC
Cine Golden Eagle.
Producer: Mike Jackson. Executive producer: Robert Drew.
     
  The Virtuoso Teacher
    At the Julliard School of Music, master violinist Joseph Fuchs
prepares two young women virtuoso students for the Leventrit competition in Carnegie Hall. 54:07 minutes. Bell Telephone-NBC
     
  Carnival of the Menuhins
   
Yehudi Menuhin manages the Symphony Orchestra and his extensive musical family at the Bath Festival in England and in New York plays the same Elgar Concerto with which he began his career as a prodigy 50 years before. 54:17 minutes.
     
  Man Who Dances: Edward Villella
    America's premier male dancer dances Balanchine with the New York State Ballet until his collapse on stage marks the beginning of the end of an historic career as a dancer. 54:05 minutes. Bell Telephone-NBC
Emmy Award; First Prize, International Cinema Exhibition Bilboa; Cine Golden Eagle.
Producers: Robert Drew, Mike Jackson.
     
  Jazz: The Intimate Art
    Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Dizzie Gillespie and Charles Lloyd each play a brand of jazz reflecting his own character. 54:27 minutes. Bell Telephone-NBC.
Cine Golden Eagle.
     
  Songs of America
    One hour musical portrait of America by Simon and Garfunkel. 52:30 minutes. Broadcast CBS.
     
  Kathy's Dance
    Modern dancer Kathy Posin choreographs performances with her troop in New York and takes them on tour across the US. 28:20 minutes. Broadcast PBS.
Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival; Silver Hugo, Chicago Film Festival;
Cine Golden Eagle.
     
  Images of Einstein
    Sculptor Bob Berks creates a monumental Einstein for the US Academy of Sciences. 20 minutes.
Narrated by: Gregory Peck. Funded by IBM.
     
  From Two Men and a War
    Robert Drew’s war as a teen age fighter pilot, room mate of Ernie Pyle and how the experience influenced his development of Cinema Verite.