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The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
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THE LINE KING: THE AL HIRSCHFELD STORY

Directed by Susan Warms Dryfoos
United States, 1996
Documentary, Biography

Synopsis

The childhood, adolescence, and incredible adult years of Al Hirshfeld, celebrated creator of thousands of line drawings of famous people – many in the entertainment industry – over a span of more than sixty years.

Synopsis

The childhood, adolescence, and incredible adult years of Al Hirshfeld, celebrated creator of thousands of line drawings of famous people – many in the entertainment industry – over a span of more than sixty years.

Our take

One of the most recognized and beloved of caricaturists, Al Hirschfeld treated his myriad subjects—often from the world of entertainment, especially Broadway and Hollywood—with equal measures affection and teasing. A reverential exploration of a long, justifiably acclaimed career.