Isa Dick Hackett
Isa Dick Hackett | |
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| Born | Isolde Freya Dick March 15, 1967 Greenbrae, California, U.S. |
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| Father | Philip K. Dick |
Isa Dick Hackett (born; Isolde Freya Dick; March 15, 1967) is an American producer and writer for Amazon who helped produce The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams, and The Adjustment Bureau,[1][2] all of which are based on works by her father, Philip K. Dick.
Biography
[edit]Isa Dick Hackett was born Isolde Freya Dick in Greenbrae, California, to mother Nancy Hackett and father Philip K. Dick, the American science fiction writer.[3] Hackett has helped write or produce several film adaptations of her father's works.[2] Hackett oversees Electric Shepherd Productions with her siblings.[4]
In the aftermath of revelations about sexual misconduct by Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement in 2017, Hackett told The Hollywood Reporter that Roy Price, the programming chief at Amazon, had sexually harassed her at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con.[5] Price was not legally charged, but Amazon suspended him after an internal investigation and he later resigned.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Harris, Hunter (October 12, 2017). "Man in the High Castle Producer Says Amazon Executive Harassed Her". Vulture. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ a b Goldman, Eric (January 17, 2018). "Isa Dick Hackett Explains How Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Became Reality". IGN. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ Simpson, Sara (December 8, 2020). "Lesbian producer Isa Dick Hackett". eCelebrityFacts.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "Isa Hackett Wiki: Everything to Know about Roy Price's Accuser". Earn The Necklace. October 13, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ Koblin, John; Wingfield, Nick (October 12, 2017). "Amazon Studios Chief Suspended After Sexual Harassment Claim". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ Quinn, Rob (October 13, 2017). "Another Studio Chief Out After Sexual Harassment Claim". Newser. Retrieved January 18, 2018.