John Unterecker, 1923-1989, poet, author and professor, Hurwitz’s film In Search of Hart Crane, 1966, follows his investigation into Crane’s life. Unterecker taught at CUNY, Columbia, and University of Hawaii. His books include Stone:Poems, A Readers Guide to W.B. Yates, Voyager: The Life of Hart Crane.
Thomas McGrath, 1916-1990, wrote the commentary for Museum and the Fury, 1956. One of the America’s greatest modern poets, McGrath was also critically neglected during much of his career, probably because of his politics during a time when poetry was shying away from political commitment. He has been likened by critics to Walt Whitman. Born … Continued
1909-1954 – Born Sol Fishman. Writer, poet and Leo’s oldest friend. Leo Hurwitz and he worked on the student newspaper together at New Utrecht High School. Their correspondence covers some key periods in Leo’s career. A Communist and child of Communists, Rolf fought in Spain during the Spanish Civil War and then was drafted into … Continued