The Eleanor Roosevelt Story

The Eleanor Roosevelt Story is a 1965 American biographical documentary film directed by Richard Kaplan.

Reception and legacy

Stanley Kauffmann of The New Republic described The Eleanor Roosevelt Story as 'an outstandingly tasteful and skilled piece of documentary film-making, particularly deft in its use of still photos, where necessary'. Bosley Crowther of The New York Times said the film conveyed a great deal of humanity and devotion and claimed it to be one of the most moving and encouraging films.

Accolades

It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1965.
The Academy Film Archive preserved The Eleanor Roosevelt Story in 2006.