Facts: - death place: new york city , new york , u.s. - birth name: emile francisco de antonio - death date: 16 december 1989 - spouse: nancy de antonio - occupation: director , producer - birth date: 14 may 1919 - name: emile de antonio - nationality: american - birth place: scranton , pennsylvania , u.s. - alma mater: harvard university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of emile de antonio .
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emile francisco de antonio -lrb- may 14 , 1919 -- december 16 , 1989 -rrb- was an american director and producer of documentary films , usually detailing political , social , and counterculture events circa 1960s -- 1980s .he has been referred to by scholars and critics alike , and arguably remains , '' ... the most important political filmmaker in the united states during the cold war . ''