Frederick Wiseman August 25, 1987 File Photo - Montreal (Qc) Canada - American filmmaker Frederick Wiseman at the 1987 World Film Festival.
Frederick Wiseman (born January 1, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an American documentary filmmaker. He came to documentary filmmaking after first being trained as a lawyer. He has won numerous film awards, as well as Guggenheim and MacArthur fellowships.