Background
Littman, Lynne was born on June 26, 1941 in New York City. Daughter of Carl and Yetta Littman.
Littman, Lynne was born on June 26, 1941 in New York City. Daughter of Carl and Yetta Littman.
She attended Sarah Lawrence College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962. She also studied at The Sorbonne, Paris, from 1960 to 1961.
Littman began her career in the industry by working as a secretary for W National Educational Television (New York). In the following years she worked at a number of freelance jobs in different areas of film. lieutenant was until the 1970s when she began working for National Education Television.
lieutenant is here that she began to explore her future in of film journalism.
Commonly she worked with Mort Silverstein, who was known for having a passion for hard hitting news practices. Together they made a follow up documentary to Edward R. Murrow’s Harvest of Shame, named What Harvest for the Reaper.
She would go on to make several award winning documentary shorts including The Matter of Kenneth (1973). Littman’s first feature film was Testament (1985), about a family struggling to survive after a nuclear fallout.
The film is based on a short story called "The Last Testament" by Carol Amen.
Many had wanted to obtain the film, however Littman had managed to secure the rights first. She immediately went about trying to find money for the film. Eventually, a producer at Public Broadcasting Service’ American Playhouse gave her $500,000 for a 60-minute movie that would involve no studio interference.
However the budget had to be expanded to $750,000 when the screenwriter turned a script for a 90-minute film which was well-received by all involved.
Littman stated how proud she was that the film was completed under budget, yet the editing process had taken five months longer than the standard television film. The film was a success upon release and garnered an Academy Award nomination for the lead actress, Jane Alexander.
Following Testament, Littman made films infrequently. In 1999 she made two films, Freak City, and Having Our Say.
Which were both aired on television on the same day, and in the same time-slot.
Member of Directors Guild America.
Married Taylor Hackford Littman, May 7, 1977. 1 child Alexander 1 stepchild Rio Hackford.