Given the question: 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 . ''