Lou Stoumen was born in Springtown, PA, and raised in the steel town of Bethlehem where he started taking pictures with his mother's Kodak when he was nine. At 21 he self-published a book of his poems and photographs and moved to New York to study under Sid Grossman at the Photo League. In 1940 he began to edit Photo Notes, the monthly Photo League newsletter and carried out a project photographing Times Square. He made his first film in 1941 and soon after joined the US Army; he flew with the first B-29 raids against Japan. In 1945 Stoumen showed his work to Alfred Stieglitz, and the following year he moved to Los Angeles as a freelance photogrpaher. On the west coast he met Ansel Adams and Edward Weston. He had photos in two group shows curated by Edward Steichen at MOMA in 1948, and was again included in the 1955 "Family of Man" show. His second film, which he wrote, directed and produced in 1956, was The Naked Eye, featuring Edward Weston, Alfred Eisenstadt, and Weegee. Over the years he shot over a hundred films. His books include Can't Argue with Sunrise (1977); Lou Stoumen Photographs: 1934-1977, an illustrated catalogue for a retrospective show; Ordinary Miracles, The Photography of Lou Stoumen (1984); and Times Square, Forty-Five Years of Photography (1985).  Nominated for Documentary (Features) 1956: THE NAKED EYE - Producer  Documentary (Short Subjects) 1956: THE TRUE STORY OF THE CIVIL WAR - Producer  Documentary (Features) 1962: THE BLACK FOX: THE TRUE STORY OF ADOLF HITLER - Producer [There were two Awards in this category for 1962.] 3 nominations, 2 Awards