Lorie Conway is an independent producer and filmmaker. Her work has received Peabody, DuPont and CableACE award

CableACE Award

The CableACE Award was an award that was given from 1978 to 1997 to honor excellence in American cable television programming...

s. In 1993-94, she was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University

Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...

; she now serves as Vice President of the Nieman Foundation Advisory Board as well as an Associate of the Boston Public Library

Boston Public Library

The Boston Public Library is a municipal public library system in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was the first publicly supported municipal library in the United States, the first large library open to the public in the United States, and the first public library to allow people to...

. Lorie Conway’s work on Forgotten Ellis Island was supported by three grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities

National Endowment for the Humanities

The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent federal agency of the United States established by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. The NEH is located at...

. She lives with her family in Boston, Massachusetts.

Filmography

• Memorial Day Flags Boston Common (YouTube)
• Forgotten Ellis Island (film)
  Forgotten Ellis Island (film)
  Forgotten Ellis Island is a documentary film directed by Lorie Conway and narrated by Elliot Gould. It is also a book by Lorie Conway, published by Smithsonian Books 2007...
  
  : The Extraordinary Story of America's Immigrant Hospital (corresponding book)
• Fabulous Fenway, narrated by Mike Barnicle
  Mike Barnicle
  Michael "Mike" Barnicle is an award-winning American print and broadcast journalist as well as a social and political commentator. He is a frequent contributor and occasional guest host on MSNBC's Morning Joe and Hardball with Chris Matthews and is frequently seen on NBC's Today Show with...
  
  , a commemorative history about the Boston Red Sox
  Boston Red Sox
  The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
  
   and the oldest ballpark in the American league
  American League
  The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
  
  
• Thus Galbraith, narrated by William F. Buckley, a biography of the political economist, John Kenneth Galbraith
  John Kenneth Galbraith
  John Kenneth "Ken" Galbraith , OC was a Canadian-American economist. He was a Keynesian and an institutionalist, a leading proponent of 20th-century American liberalism...
  
  
• Boston
  Boston
  Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
  
  , the Way it Was, a two hour social history of Boston post WW 2
• The Jews of Boston, a documentary history narrated by Leonard Nimoy
  Leonard Nimoy
  Leonard Simon Nimoy is an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. Nimoy's most famous role is that of Spock in the original Star Trek series , multiple films, television and video game sequels....
  
  , who grew up in the West End of Boston
• The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney
  Bill Pinkney
  Bill Pinkney was an American performer and singer. Pinkney was often said to be the last surviving original member of The Drifters, who achieved international fame with numerous hit records. He was chiefly responsible for its early sounds...
  
  , Peabody Award
  Peabody Award
  The George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
  
  winning documentary film about the first African-American to sail solo around the world, narrated by Bill