Leo Seltzer (filmmaker)

Leo Seltzer (April 5, 1903 – January 30, 1978) was an American social-documentary filmmaker whose career spanned over half a century, having made more than sixty films.

One of the founders of the Workers' Film & Photo League, Seltzer received many international awards for his work, including an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short for First Steps in 1948.

[1] In 1962 he served as cinema-biographer to the White House for President John F. Kennedy.

A 1961 documentary Seltzer directed for the US Information Agency and released by United artists called Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journeys showed the First Lady's experiences visiting India and Pakistan.

[2] Leo Seltzer at IMDb