Gary Winick | |
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Winick at a Tadpole screening at the Seattle International Film Festival in 2002 | |
Born | Gary Scott Winick (1961-03-31)March 31, 1961 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Died | February 27, 2011(2011-02-27) (aged 49) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Education | AFI Conservatory |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Years active | 1979–2010 |
Gary Scott Winick (March 31, 1961 – February 27, 2011) was an American filmmaker whose films 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, graduating in 1979. A 1984 graduate of Tufts University, he went on to receive Master of Fine Arts degree from both the University of Texas at Austin and the AFI Conservatory.
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). His final films were Bride Wars and Letters to Juliet. 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.
Death
Winick died in Manhattan on February 27, 2011, following a years-long battle with brain cancer. He was 49 years old.
Filmography
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer |
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1989 | Curfew | Yes | No | No |
1991 | Out of the Rain | Yes | No | No |
1995 | Sweet Nothing | Yes | Yes | No |
1998 | The Tic Code | Yes | No | No |
2001 | Sam the Man | Yes | Yes | No |
2002 | Tadpole | Yes | Yes | Story |
2004 | 13 Going on 30 | Yes | No | No |
2006 | Charlotte's Web | Yes | No | No |
2009 | Bride Wars | Yes | No | No |
2010 | Letters to Juliet | Yes | No | No |
Awards
- 2002 Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for producing Personal Velocity
References
- ^ Weber, Bruce (March 1, 2011). "Gary Winick, Director of Small and Studio Films, Dies at 49". The New York Times. p. B16. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
- "Basking In The Sun". Tufts. January 22, 2001. Archived from the original on January 3, 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- "Sweet Nothing Filmmakers". Warner Bros. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- "Gary Winick". Charlotte's Web. Archived from the original on October 29, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- Scott, A. O. (May 14, 2010). "In Pursuit of a Long-Distance Romance, Abandoned Long Ago". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- Russell, Jamie (October 28, 2014). "Calling the Shots: Gary Winick". BBC Films. BBC. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- 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.
Films directed by Gary Winick | |
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- 1961 births
- 2011 deaths
- AFI Conservatory alumni
- American film editors
- Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School alumni
- Deaths from brain cancer in New York (state)
- Film directors from New York City
- Film producers from New York (state)
- Independent Spirit Award winners
- Sundance Film Festival award winners
- Moody College of Communication alumni
- People from Manhattan
- Tufts University alumni