George Roy
George Roy | |
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| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, editor |
George Roy is an American sports documentary director, producer, and editor. Among his twenty two films for HBO are Mantle,[1]When it was a Game, Curse of the Bambino, Broad Street Bullies, Babe Ruth, Fists of Freedom,[2] Hitler's Pawn,[3] and City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal. He has directed and edited numerous films for Showtime, Fox, CBS, NBC, A&E, ESPN and WWE. A graduate of Emerson College, he is the winner of six Emmys and three George F. Foster Peabody Awards.[4]
Former founding partner of Black Canyon Productions and Flagstaff Films, in 2019 Roy founded Jersey Line Films, based in Glen Rock, New Jersey.
References[edit]
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (July 13, 2005). "HBO Sports Steps Up to the Plate With 'Mantle'". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "The Peabody Awards – Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games". Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (July 7, 2004). "'Hitler's Pawn' on HBO: An Olympic Betrayal". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "For documentary makers, script has flipped". SportsBusiness Daily. August 31, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
External links[edit]
- George Roy at IMDb
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