The Eleanor Roosevelt Story

The Eleanor Roosevelt Story is a 1965 American biographical documentary film directed by Richard Kaplan.

Stanley Kauffmann of The New Republic described The Eleanor Roosevelt Story as 'an outstandingly tasteful and skilled piece of documentary film-making, particularly deft in its use of still photos, where necessary'.

[1] Bosley Crowther of The New York Times said the film conveyed a great deal of humanity and devotion and claimed it to be one of the most moving and encouraging films.

[2] It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1965.

[3][4] The Academy Film Archive preserved The Eleanor Roosevelt Story in 2006.