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{{short description|American film director}}
{{Short description|American film director (1964–2021)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
|name = Stacy Title
|name = Stacy Title
|birth_date = February 21, 1964
|birth_date = February 21, 1964
|birth_place = [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
|death_date = January 11, 2021 (aged 56)
|death_date = January 11, 2021 (aged 56)
|death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
|spouse = {{marriage |[[Jonathan Penner]]|September 14, 1991}}<ref name=THR />
|spouse = {{marriage |[[Jonathan Penner]]|September 14, 1991}}<ref name=THR />
|occupation = [[Film director]], [[screenwriter]], [[Film producer|producer]]
|occupation = [[Film director]], [[screenwriter]], [[Film producer|producer]]
| known_for = {{flatlist|
| known_for = {{flatlist|
*''Down on the Waterfront''
*''[[The Last Supper (1995 film)|The Last Supper]]''
*''[[The Last Supper (1995 film)|The Last Supper]]''
*''[[Let the Devil Wear Black]]''
*''[[Let the Devil Wear Black]]''
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}}
| children = 2
| children = 2
| relatives = [[Jason Alexander]] (cousin-in-law)
}}
}}
'''Stacy Title''' (February 21, 1964{{spnd}}January 11, 2021) was an American [[film director]], [[screenwriter]] and [[Film producer|producer]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|title=Stacy Title|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/203362/Stacy-Title}}</ref> Her films include ''[[Let the Devil Wear Black]]'' (1999), ''[[The Last Supper (1995 film)|The Last Supper]]'' (1995),<ref>{{cite web|author=Maslin|first=Janet|author-link=Janet Maslin|date=April 5, 1996|title=The Last Supper|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E01EEDE1339F936A35757C0A960958260|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> and ''Down on the Waterfront'' (1993), for which she was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]].
'''Stacy Title''' (February 21, 1964{{spnd}}January 11, 2021) was an American [[film director]], [[screenwriter]] and [[Film producer|producer]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Stacy Title|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/203362/Stacy-Title|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216140303/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/203362/Stacy-Title|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-date=February 16, 2013}}</ref> Her films include ''[[Let the Devil Wear Black]]'' (1999), ''[[The Last Supper (1995 film)|The Last Supper]]'' (1995),<ref>{{cite web|author=Maslin|first=Janet|author-link=Janet Maslin|date=April 5, 1996|title=The Last Supper|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E01EEDE1339F936A35757C0A960958260|access-date=|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> and ''Down on the Waterfront'' (1993), for which she was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]].


==Career==
==Career==
Title's first project was ''Down on the Waterfront'' (1993), a short film nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film]] at the [[66th Academy Awards]].<ref name="Variety">{{Cite web|last=Shafer|first=Ellise|date=2021-01-12|title=Stacy Title, Director of 'The Bye Bye Man' and 'The Last Supper,' Dies at 56|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/stacy-title-dead-dies-director-the-last-supper-bye-bye-man-1234883192/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-12|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-10-ca-21456-story.html|title=THE 66th ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS : OSCARS : The Nominees|work=LA Times|date=1994-02-10|accessdate=2021-01-13}}</ref><ref name="Deadline">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/stacy-title-dies-the-bye-bye-man-director-als-1234671731/|title=Stacy Title Dies: ‘The Bye Bye Man’ Director Was 56|work=Deadline|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2021-01-11|accessdate=2021-01-13}}</ref> Her first feature film, [[The Last Supper (1995 film)|''The Last Supper'']] (1995), is a comedy about graduate students who plan to murder right-wing militants.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barsanti|first=Sam|date=January 12, 2021|title=R.I.P. Stacy Title, director of The Bye Bye Man|url=https://news.avclub.com/r-i-p-stacy-title-director-of-the-bye-bye-man-and-let-1846045291|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-12|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|language=en-us}}</ref>
Title's first project was ''Down on the Waterfront'' (1993), a short film nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film]] at the [[66th Academy Awards]].<ref name="Variety">{{Cite web|last=Shafer|first=Ellise|date=January 12, 2021|title=Stacy Title, Director of 'The Bye Bye Man' and 'The Last Supper,' Dies at 56|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/stacy-title-dead-dies-director-the-last-supper-bye-bye-man-1234883192/|access-date=January 12, 2021|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-10-ca-21456-story.html|title=THE 66th ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS : OSCARS : The Nominees|newspaper=LA Times|date=February 10, 1994|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Deadline">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/stacy-title-dies-the-bye-bye-man-director-als-1234671731/|title=Stacy Title Dies: 'The Bye Bye Man' Director Was 56|work=Deadline|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=January 11, 2021|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}</ref> Her first feature film, [[The Last Supper (1995 film)|''The Last Supper'']] (1995), is a comedy about graduate students who plan to murder right-wing militants.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barsanti|first=Sam|date=January 12, 2021|title=R.I.P. Stacy Title, director of The Bye Bye Man|url=https://news.avclub.com/r-i-p-stacy-title-director-of-the-bye-bye-man-and-let-1846045291|access-date=January 12, 2021|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|language=en-us}}</ref>


Title was married to writer-actor and ''[[Survivor (American TV series)|Survivor]]'' contestant [[Jonathan Penner]], with whom she collaborated on several movies. She first directed Penner in ''The Last Supper''. Together, they wrote the script for the 2003 [[The WB|WB]]-produced [[The Lone Ranger (2003 film)|re-imagining]] of ''[[The Lone Ranger]]'', starring [[Chad Michael Murray]] and [[Nathaniel Arcand]]. She later directed the 2017 horror film ''[[The Bye Bye Man]]'', from a script by Penner. She and Penner were previously developing a ''[[King Kong]]'' television series for MarVista Entertainment and IM Global Television.<ref name="DeadlineKK">{{Cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|date=April 18, 2017|title=King Kong Female-Led TV Series In Works At MarVista Entertainment & IM Global TV|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/king-kong-tv-series-female-lead-marvista-entertainment-im-global-tv-1202071347/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tiffany|first=Kaitlyn|date=April 18, 2017|title=Following Kong: Skull Island, a TV show called King Kong Skull Island|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/18/15345772/kong-skull-island-tv-show-monsterverse|website=The Verge}}</ref> She was also developing a dark comedy film called ''Walking Time Bomb'' following the release of ''The Bye Bye Man''.<ref name="Vulture">{{Cite web|last=Wallace|first=Amy|date=May 14, 2019|title=Director Stacy Title's Mission to Make 'Walking Time Bomb'|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/stacy-title-director-walking-time-bomb.html|access-date=May 21, 2019|website=Vulture}}</ref><ref name="HolRep">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/director-stacy-title-stricken-als-vows-finish-her-final-movie-1145218|title=Director Stricken With ALS Vows to Finish Her Final Movie: "Doing What I Love Will Be Part of My Legacy"|work=Hollywood Reporter|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=2018-09-21|accessdate=2021-01-13}}</ref>
Title was married to writer-actor and ''[[Survivor (American TV series)|Survivor]]'' contestant [[Jonathan Penner]], with whom she collaborated on several movies. She first directed Penner in ''The Last Supper''. Together, they wrote the script for the 2003 [[The WB]]-produced [[The Lone Ranger (2003 film)|re-imagining]] of ''[[The Lone Ranger]]'', starring [[Chad Michael Murray]] and [[Nathaniel Arcand]]. She later directed the 2017 horror film ''[[The Bye Bye Man]]'', from a script by Penner. She and Penner were previously developing a ''[[King Kong]]'' television series for MarVista Entertainment and IM Global Television.<ref name="DeadlineKK">{{Cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|date=April 18, 2017|title=King Kong Female-Led TV Series In Works At MarVista Entertainment & IM Global TV|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/king-kong-tv-series-female-lead-marvista-entertainment-im-global-tv-1202071347/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tiffany|first=Kaitlyn|date=April 18, 2017|title=Following Kong: Skull Island, a TV show called King Kong Skull Island|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/18/15345772/kong-skull-island-tv-show-monsterverse|website=The Verge}}</ref> She was also developing a dark comedy film called ''Walking Time Bomb'' following the release of ''The Bye Bye Man''.<ref name="Vulture">{{Cite web|last=Wallace|first=Amy|date=May 14, 2019|title=Director Stacy Title's Mission to Make 'Walking Time Bomb'|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/stacy-title-director-walking-time-bomb.html|access-date=May 21, 2019|website=Vulture}}</ref><ref name="HolRep">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/director-stacy-title-stricken-als-vows-finish-her-final-movie-1145218|title=Director Stricken With ALS Vows to Finish Her Final Movie: "Doing What I Love Will Be Part of My Legacy"|work=Hollywood Reporter|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=September 21, 2018|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Title grew up in [[New York (state)|New York]], and her father was a commercial producer.<ref name="Deadline" /> She married Jonathan Penner on September 14, 1991;<ref name="HolRep" /> the couple had two children together.<ref name="Yahoo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/stacy-title-director-bye-bye-055344139.html|title=Stacy Title, Director of ‘The Bye Bye Man’ and ‘The Last Supper,’ Dies at 56|work=Yahoo Entertainment|last=Shafe|first=Ellise|date=2021-01-11|accessdate=2021-01-13}}</ref> Title was a first cousin of Daena Title, who is married to ''[[Seinfeld]]'' actor [[Jason Alexander]]. Alexander was slated to star in ''Walking Time Bomb'' before Title's death.<ref name="Vulture" />
Title grew up in [[New York (state)|New York]], and her father was a commercial producer.<ref name="Deadline" /> She married Jonathan Penner on September 14, 1991;<ref name="HolRep" /> the couple had two children together.<ref name="Yahoo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/stacy-title-director-bye-bye-055344139.html|title=Stacy Title, Director of 'The Bye Bye Man' and 'The Last Supper,' Dies at 56|work=Yahoo Entertainment|last=Shafe|first=Ellise|date=January 11, 2021|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}</ref> Title was a first cousin of Daena Title, who is married to ''[[Seinfeld]]'' actor [[Jason Alexander]]. Alexander was slated to star in ''Walking Time Bomb'' before Title's death.<ref name="Vulture" />


==Illness and death==
==Illness and death==
In December 2017, Title was diagnosed with [[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis|ALS]], though she continued to work on ''Walking Time Bomb'' despite her illness.<ref name="Vulture" /> However, the film was never completed.<ref name="Deadline" /> By 2020, she was only able to manually move her eyes.<ref name="THR">{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|date=September 21, 2018|title=Director Stricken With ALS Vows to Finish Her Final Movie: 'Doing What I Love Will Be Part of My Legacy'|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/director-stacy-title-stricken-als-vows-finish-her-final-movie-1145218|access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref>
In December 2017, Title was diagnosed with [[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis|ALS]], though she continued to work on ''Walking Time Bomb'' despite her illness and though as her illness progressed she was unable to walk, talk or swallow. The film was never completed.<ref name="Vulture" /><ref name="Deadline" /><ref name="THR">{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|date=September 21, 2018|title=Director Stricken With ALS Vows to Finish Her Final Movie: 'Doing What I Love Will Be Part of My Legacy'|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/director-stacy-title-stricken-als-vows-finish-her-final-movie-1145218|access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref>


Title died on January 11, 2021, at the age of 56. Penner announced her death via [[Twitter]].<ref name="Variety" />
Title died on January 11, 2021, at the age of 56. Her husband Jonathan Penner announced her death via [[Twitter]].<ref name="Variety" />


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Director===
===Director===
* ''[[Freakish (TV series)]] (2017)<ref>https://www.deadline.com/2021/01/stacy-title-dies-the-bye-bye-man-director-als-1234671731/</ref>
* ''[[Freakish (TV series)|Freakish]]'' (2017) – Episode: "Trust Issues"<ref name="Deadline" />
* ''[[The Bye Bye Man]]'' (2017)<ref name="Deadline" />
* ''[[The Bye Bye Man]]'' (2017)<ref name="Deadline" />
* ''The Greatest Show Ever'' (2007)<ref name="Yahoo" />
* ''The Greatest Show Ever'' (2007)<ref name="Yahoo" />
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===Cameo===
===Cameo===
* 2006: ''[[Survivor: Cook Islands]]'' (episode, "Arranging a Hit"), as [[Jonathan Penner|Jonathan]]'s loved one<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2021/survivor-jonathan-penner-wife-dies-als/|title=‘Survivor’ contestants pay tribute to Jonathan Penner’s wife, who dies of ALS at age 56|work=Gold Derby|last=Dixon|first=Marcus James|date=2021-01-12|accessdate=2021-01-13}}</ref>
* 2006: ''[[Survivor: Cook Islands]]'' (episode, "Arranging a Hit"), as [[Jonathan Penner|Jonathan]]'s loved one<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2021/survivor-jonathan-penner-wife-dies-als/|title='Survivor' contestants pay tribute to Jonathan Penner's wife, who dies of ALS at age 56|work=Gold Derby|last=Dixon|first=Marcus James|date=January 12, 2021|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050624063331/http://www.thei.aust.com/isite/cellsupper.html Interview, including biographical information]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050624063331/http://www.thei.aust.com/isite/cellsupper.html Interview, including biographical information]
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221089724/stacy-title Stacy Title] at [[Find a Grave]]


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Stacy Title
BornFebruary 21, 1964
New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 11, 2021 (aged 56)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, producer
Known for
Spouse
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(m. 1991)​
[1]
Children2
RelativesJason Alexander (cousin-in-law)

Stacy Title (February 21, 1964 – January 11, 2021) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer.[2] Her films include Let the Devil Wear Black (1999), The Last Supper (1995),[3] and Down on the Waterfront (1993), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.

Career

Title's first project was Down on the Waterfront (1993), a short film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 66th Academy Awards.[4][5][6] Her first feature film, The Last Supper (1995), is a comedy about graduate students who plan to murder right-wing militants.[7]

Title was married to writer-actor and Survivor contestant Jonathan Penner, with whom she collaborated on several movies. She first directed Penner in The Last Supper. Together, they wrote the script for the 2003 The WB-produced re-imagining of The Lone Ranger, starring Chad Michael Murray and Nathaniel Arcand. She later directed the 2017 horror film The Bye Bye Man, from a script by Penner. She and Penner were previously developing a King Kong television series for MarVista Entertainment and IM Global Television.[8][9] She was also developing a dark comedy film called Walking Time Bomb following the release of The Bye Bye Man.[10][11]

Personal life

Title grew up in New York, and her father was a commercial producer.[6] She married Jonathan Penner on September 14, 1991;[11] the couple had two children together.[12] Title was a first cousin of Daena Title, who is married to Seinfeld actor Jason Alexander. Alexander was slated to star in Walking Time Bomb before Title's death.[10]

Illness and death

In December 2017, Title was diagnosed with ALS, though she continued to work on Walking Time Bomb despite her illness and though as her illness progressed she was unable to walk, talk or swallow. The film was never completed.[10][6][1]

Title died on January 11, 2021, at the age of 56. Her husband Jonathan Penner announced her death via Twitter.[4]

Filmography

Director

Writer

Producer

Cameo

References

  1. ^ a b Kit, Borys (September 21, 2018). "Director Stricken With ALS Vows to Finish Her Final Movie: 'Doing What I Love Will Be Part of My Legacy'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Stacy Title". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013.
  3. ^ Maslin, Janet (April 5, 1996). "The Last Supper". The New York Times.
  4. ^ a b Shafer, Ellise (January 12, 2021). "Stacy Title, Director of 'The Bye Bye Man' and 'The Last Supper,' Dies at 56". Variety. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "THE 66th ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS : OSCARS : The Nominees". LA Times. February 10, 1994. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i Andreeva, Nellie (January 11, 2021). "Stacy Title Dies: 'The Bye Bye Man' Director Was 56". Deadline. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  7. ^ Barsanti, Sam (January 12, 2021). "R.I.P. Stacy Title, director of The Bye Bye Man". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 18, 2017). "King Kong Female-Led TV Series In Works At MarVista Entertainment & IM Global TV".
  9. ^ Tiffany, Kaitlyn (April 18, 2017). "Following Kong: Skull Island, a TV show called King Kong Skull Island". The Verge.
  10. ^ a b c Wallace, Amy (May 14, 2019). "Director Stacy Title's Mission to Make 'Walking Time Bomb'". Vulture. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  11. ^ a b Kit, Borys (September 21, 2018). "Director Stricken With ALS Vows to Finish Her Final Movie: "Doing What I Love Will Be Part of My Legacy"". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i Shafe, Ellise (January 11, 2021). "Stacy Title, Director of 'The Bye Bye Man' and 'The Last Supper,' Dies at 56". Yahoo Entertainment. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  13. ^ Dixon, Marcus James (January 12, 2021). "'Survivor' contestants pay tribute to Jonathan Penner's wife, who dies of ALS at age 56". Gold Derby. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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