Robin Lehman

Robin Lehman (born Robert Owen Lehman Jr.; December 3, 1936) is an American documentary filmmaker best known for his short films Don't (1974) and The End of the Game (1975), which received consecutive Academy Awards for Best Documentary (Short Subject). He is a member of the Lehman family.

Robin Lehman
Born	Robert Owen Lehman Jr. (1936-12-03) December 3, 1936 (age 88)
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Director Cinematographer
Spouse	Marie Rolf
Children	4
Parents	Robert Lehman Ruth "Kitty" Lehman
Relatives	Lehman family

Biography

Born Robert Owen Lehman Jr., he is the son of Robert Lehman (1891–1969) and Ruth "Kitty" (Leavitt) Meeker Lehman (1904–1984). His mother is the daughter of William Homer Leavitt and Ruth Bryan Owen and granddaughter of United States Secretary of State, William Jennings Bryan.^[1][2] His father is the son of Philip Lehman and the grandson of Emanuel Lehman.^[3]

Outside of his work directing short documentaries, Lehman contributed special material to Tommy, the 1975 film version of The Who's rock opera. In 1977, he served as co-cinematographer of The Black Pearl.

He is married to music theorist Marie Rolf, a professor and senior associate dean at the Eastman School of Music.^[4] They have two children, Rolf and Morgan.^[5][6] He was previously married to Aki Lehman with whom he has two children, Philip and Kate.^[7]

He is the disputed owner of 30 Benin Bronzes, that were displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The leader of the Benin Kingdom disputed the ownership of those objects. The museum ended up giving the objects back to the disputed owner.^[8]

Filmography

• 1972 Flyaway
• 1973 Colter's Hell
• 1973 Undercurrents
• 1974 Sea Creatures
• 1974 Don't
• 1974 Experimental
• 1974 Hotspot
• 1975 See
• 1975 The End of the Game
• 1976 Nightlife
• 1978 Manimals
• 1981 Forever Young
• 1981 The Little Players (about the eponymous puppet troupe)^[9]
• 1983 Metropolitan Cats^[10]
• 1989 The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra