Gary Winick
Gary Winick | |
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 Winick at a Tadpole screening at the Seattle International Film Festival, 2002 | |
| Born | Gary Scott Winick March 31, 1961 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 27, 2011 (aged 49) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Education | AFI Conservatory |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film editor, film producer |
| Years active | 1986–2010 |
Gary Scott Winick (March 31, 1961 – February 27, 2011)[1] was an American filmmaker whose movies as a director include Tadpole (2002) and 13 Going on 30 (2004), and who also produced such films as Pieces of April (2003) and November (2004) through his New York City-based independent film production company InDigEnt.
Biography
Born in Manhattan, New York City, Gary Winick attended Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in that borough,[1] graduating in 1979.[citation needed] A 1984 graduate of Tufts University,[2] he went on to receive Master of Fine Arts degree from both the University of Texas at Austin and the AFI Conservatory.[3]
Winick directed the films Out of the Rain (1991), Tadpole (2002), 13 Going on 30 (2004), and the live-action remake of Charlotte's Web (2006).[4] His final films were Bride Wars and Letters to Juliet.[5] He produced such films as Pieces of April (2003) and November (2004) through his New York City-based independent film production company InDigEnt, founded in 1999.[6]
Death
Winick died of pneumonia in Manhattan on February 27, 2011, at age 49, resulting from brain cancer that had spread throughout him since 2009.[7][1]
Awards
- 2002 Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for producing Personal Velocity[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c Weber, Bruce (March 1, 2011). "Gary Winick, Director of Small and Studio Films, Dies at 49". The New York Times. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
- ^ Basking In The Sun Archived January 3, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sweet Nothing Filmmakers Archived May 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Charlotte's Web Archived October 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ In Pursuit of a Long-Distance Romance, Abandoned Long Ago
- ^ Calling the Shots: Gary Winick
- ^ Powers, Lindsay (February 28, 2011). "Director Gary Winick Dies at 49". The Hollywood Reporter.
External links
- Gary Winick at IMDb
- Jardin, Xeni (January 2002). "Four Directors Share Hard-Learned Lessons on the Pros and Cons of Digital Filmmaking". DGA Magazine. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008.
- White, Anath (June 8, 2011). "Gary Winick: A Valediction Forbidding Mourning". Rogerebert.com.
