Doug McHenry
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Doug McHenry is an American film director and producer.
Doug McHenry was born in 1952 and grew up in Richmond, California. He graduated from Stanford University in 1973 with a degree in economics, and from Harvard University with a degree in law and business administration.[1]
He worked for film producer Peter Guber at Casablanca Records as a business affairs executive then production executive, involved in films Thank God It's Friday (1978), The Hollywood Knights (1980) and Foxes (1980)[2] before starting his own production company, Elephant Walk Entertainment, with partner George Jackson. Jackson and McHenry produced a number of films together including Krush Groove, New Jack City, Jason's Lyric, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate and the series of House Party films.[3][4][5]
He directed Jason's Lyric starring Jada Pinkett Smith, Allen Payne, and Forest Whitaker.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Doug McHenry biography and filmography". Tribute.ca. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ Donalson, Melvin (2003). Black Directors in Hollywood. Austin, Texas, United States of America: University of Texas Press. pp. 156–159. ISBN 978-0-292-70178-6.
- ^ Luke Ford (2004). The Producers: Profiles in Frustration. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-32016-5.
- ^ "Doug McHenry Biography (1958?-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ Canby, Vincent. "Doug McHenry - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ "Doug Mchenry". Filmbug. July 3, 2002. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ "Doug McHenry". Thebestofwho.com. October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
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External links
- Doug McHenry at IMDb
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