Gail Dolgin (/ˈdɑːldʒɪn/; April 4, 1945 – October 7, 2010) was an American filmmaker. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Daughter from Danang, and The Barber of Birmingham.[1] Daughter from Danang also won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary.
Dolgin was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn[2][3] the daughter of Israel and Diana Dolgin.[2] She had three brothers: Kalmon Dolgin, Neil Dolgin,[4] and Stuart Dolgin (deceased).[5] Her grandfather Kalmon Dolgin founded a New York-based real estate brokerage firm which her father and uncle expanded i nto r...