Ruth Orkin
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Ruth Orkin was an American photographer, photojournalist, and filmmaker, with ties to New York City and Hollywood. Known for her photograph An American Girl in Italy, she photographed many celebrities
Orkin's An American Girl in Italy
Attendees of a Ruth Orkin Retrospective in 2012
Little Fugitive (1953 film)
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Little Fugitive is a 1953 American independent drama film co-written and co-directed by Raymond Abrashkin, Morris Engel, and Ruth Orkin, which tells the story of a child alone on Coney Island. It star
Ruth Orkin
…Orkin married photographer, filmmaker and fellow Photo League member Morris Engel. Orkin and Engel collaborated on two major independent feature films, Little Fugitive (1953) and Lovers and Lollipops (1956). After the success of the two films, Orkin returned to photography, taking color shots of Central Park as seen…
Theatrical release poster
Richie Andrusco in Little Fugitive