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Matthew Westfall

b. 1901

American writer and documentary filmmaker

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About Matthew Westfall

Born 1901. Matthew Westfall was an American writer.

Matthew Westfall is an American writer, urbanist, and award-winning documentary filmmaker.

Personal life He was born in New York City and was raised in Brookline, Massachusetts. He currently resides in the Philippines with his wife Laurie and their three daughters.

Career As a documentary filmmaker, he made films narrated by Malcolm McDowell, Willem Dafoe, and F. Murray Abraham.

As a writer, he wrote the book The Devil's Causeway: The True Story of America's First Prisoners of War in the Philippines, and the Heroic Expedition Sent to Their Rescue, which was praised by 12th Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos, as "an epic tale of military campaigning and colonial conquest" and "an inspiring story of courage, sacrifice, and patriotism by the various protagonists – regardless of nationality."

Award He received the Paul Davidoff National Award for Advocacy Planning from the American Planning Association for his documentary On Borrowed Land executive produced by Oliver Stone and funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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Born
1901
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Awards
Asia's Most Influential Philippines

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Who was Matthew Westfall?

American writer and documentary filmmaker

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Matthew Westfall was born in 1901.

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Matthew Westfall was a writer.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Matthew Westfall

· Wikidata: Q17141296

· DBpedia: Matthew Westfall

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