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Roger Sherman was born on 26 June, 1951 in New York, New York, United States, is an American filmmaker. Discover Roger Sherman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

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Born 26 June 1951
Birthday 26 June
Birthplace New York, New York, United States
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1951

Roger M. Sherman (born June 26, 1951) is an American filmmaker – a cinematographer, director, producer, still photographer, and author best known for his work in documentary cinema.

He is a founder of Florentine Films.

Sherman was born at the Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital in New York City on June 26, 1951, to mother, Ray Morris Sherman and father, Lee Sherman (both deceased).

He is the second of three sons.

Ray founded a day camp for learning disabled children in Westchester that she ran as a volunteer for over a decade, and Lee was in the women's all-weather coat business.

He attended Hunter College Elementary school until age seven when his family moved to Scarsdale, New York.

1969

Sherman graduated from Scarsdale High School in 1969.

He attended Union College (1969-1971), majoring in political science and experimental education, played freshman soccer, and spent a semester in Bogotá, Colombia where he studied Spanish.

He left Union and went to Denmark for his junior year abroad at The University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

He studied architecture and history that fall and moved to Val d'Isere, France, where he worked that winter at a hotel at the base of La Daille lift and a restaurant on top of the mountain.

1975

After returning from his year abroad, he attended Hampshire College, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in film and photography.

1976

In 1976, a year after graduating from Hampshire, Sherman and college roommate, Ken Burns, along with another friend from Hampshire College, Buddy Squires, founded Florentine Films.

They started by working as a New England crew for companies filming in the region.

At the time when magazine shows were beginning to launch, the team worked for RAI/Italian television, the BBC, Danish television, French television, etc. and marketed themselves across New England.

They were soon joined by their fourth partner, Lawrence Hott.

They provide crew for documentaries for such films as Emily Dickinson and Herman Melville, shot a feature and worked on commercials.

He began as a location sound recordist, then an assistant director and producer on commercials, producer/director on documentaries and also became a cinematographer.

1981

In 1981, the company released its major film, The Brooklyn Bridge, directed by Ken Burns and produced by Burns, Sherman, and Buddy Squires.

It was nominated for an Academy Award.

A few films later, each of the four partners wanted to create work individually; they each launched separate brands under the same trade name, Florentine Films.

1998

His most widely recognized documentaries are Alexander Calder (1998), Richard Rogers: The Sweetest Sounds (2001), Don't Divorce the Children (1989), Medal of Honor (2008), The Restaurateur (2010), Zapruder and Stolley: Witness to an Assassination (2011), his upcoming two-hour PBS special, The Search for Israeli Cuisine, The Rhythm of My Soul (2006), and The American Brew (2007).

His films have won an Emmy Award, a Peabody Award, and two Academy Award nominations, among other honors.

2012

An update of that book, being sold as an enhanced eBook is called Ready, Steady, Shoot: A Pro's Guide to Smartphone Video, published by Florentine Films/Sherman Pictures, 2012.

2013

Of Sherman's many films, The Restaurateur, a portrait of renowned restaurant owner, Danny Meyer, won the 2013 James Beard Award for Best Documentary, Broadcast Journalism.

His Emmy Award- and Peabody Award-winning film, Alexander Calder, is "an American masterpiece", said Charlie Rose.

Richard Rogers: The Sweetest Sounds was declared, "An extraordinary film biography, perhaps the best ever produced in the American Masters series" by Dorothy Rabinowitz of The Wall Street Journal.

Medal of Honor received appraisal from the New York Post, which reads, "An astounding array of stories about an unbelievable collection of unexpected heroes".

His film, Don't Divorce the Children, about the effects of divorce on children, became a mandatory viewing in many states for families going through divorce.

Sherman photography has been published in Newsweek, Saveur, Town and Country, Town and Country Travel and Budget Travel magazines; he also photographed The Brisket Book by Stephanie Pierson.

His own book, Ready, Steady, Shoot: The Guide to Great Home Video, was written to help individuals and families everywhere improve the content of their home videos.

2016

In 2016 Florentine Films/Sherman Pictures released In Search of Israeli Cuisine, a portrait of the Israeli people - told through food, conflict and all.

The chef/guide is the four time James Beard Award winning chef/restaurateur Michael Solomonov, including Outstanding Chef (best chef in America).

The film captures the political culture of the country of Israel during its major culinary revolution.

He takes viewers on a culinary adventure to over 100 locations throughout Israel, visiting top chefs, great home cooks, amazing wine and cheese makers, street food vendors, farmers, and much more.

The world premiere was held at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, where it sold out the largest theater twice.

It was also shown at the Miami Jewish Film Festival, the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, and The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival at Symphony Hall to 1200 people; it was the closing night film.

In all, the film was shown at over 60 International film festivals and special screenings, in 38 theaters across the U.S. and Canada, and on Netflix.

2019

In 2019 The Second Life of Jamie P was released.

It's the story of Jamie Peebles, who always thought he was a man.

Until, "like a bolt of lightning," at age 63, she realized she's a woman.