Edward Zwick
Edward Zwick | |
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![]() Edward Zwick in 2008 | |
Born | Edward M. Zwick October 8, 1952 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Director, producer, screenwriter |
Years active | 1983 – present |
Spouse | Lynn Liberty Godshall (since 1982)[1] |
Edward M. Zwick (born October 8, 1952) is an American filmmaker and film producer noted for his films about social and racial issues. He has been described as a "throwback to an earlier era, an extremely cerebral director whose movies consistently feature fully rounded characters, difficult moral issues, and plots that thrive on the ambiguity of authority."[2]
Early life and education
Zwick was born into a Jewish family in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ruth Ellen (née Reich) and Allen Zwick.[1] He attended New Trier High School, received a B.A. from Harvard in 1974, and attended the AFI Conservatory, graduating with an M.F.A. degree in 1975.
Career
His films include Glory (1989), Legends of the Fall (1994), The Siege (1998), The Last Samurai (2003), Blood Diamond (2006), and Defiance (2008). Along with Marshall Herskovitz, Zwick runs a film production company called The Bedford Falls Company (inspired by the name of the town featured in Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life). This company has produced such notable films as Traffic and Shakespeare in Love and the TV shows Thirtysomething, Relativity, Once and Again, and My So-Called Life.
He was one of the recipients of the Academy Award for Best Picture for Shakespeare in Love; he was also nominated in the same category for Traffic.
Despite sharing a surname and being in the same profession, Edward is unrelated to fellow director Joel Zwick.
Films
Directed
- About Last Night... (1986)
- Glory (1989)
- Leaving Normal (1992)
- Legends of the Fall (1994)
- Courage Under Fire (1996)
- The Siege (1998)
- The Last Samurai (2003)
- Blood Diamond (2006)
- Defiance (2008)
- Love & Other Drugs (2010)
- Pawn Sacrifice (2014)
- Soul Reviver (TBA)
Produced
- Cut Bank (2014)
- About Alex (2014)
- Boys of Abu Ghraib (2014)
- Love & Other Drugs (2010)
- A Marriage (2009) (TV movie)
- Defiance (2008)
- Quarterlife (2008) (TV series)
- Blood Diamond (2006)
- 1/4life (2005) (TV movie)
- The Last Samurai (2003)
- Women vs. Men (2002) (TV movie)
- Lone Star State of Mind (2002)
- Once and Again (1999-2002) (TV series)
- Abandon (2002)
- I Am Sam (2001)
- Traffic (2000)
- The Only Living Boy in New York (2000) (TV movie)
- Shakespeare in Love (1998)
- The Siege (1998)
- Dangerous Beauty (1998)
- Relativity (1998) (TV series)
- My So-Called Life (1994-95) (TV series)
- Legends of the Fall (1994)
- thirtysomething (1987-91) (TV series)
- Extreme Close-Up (1990) (TV movie)
- Dream Street (1989) (TV series)
- CBS Summer Playhouse (1987) (TV series; 1 episode)
- Special Bulletin (1983) (TV movie)
- Family (1979-80) (TV series)
References
- ^ a b c Edward Zwick Biography (1952–). FilmReference.com. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
- ^ "Edward Zwick: Biography". Yahoo!. Retrieved August 20, 2007.
Further reading
- Denby, David (January 12, 2009). "The Current Cinema: Survivors". The New Yorker. 84 (44): 72–73. Retrieved March 27, 2009. Review of Defiance.
External links
- Edward Zwick on Charlie Rose
- Edward Zwick at IMDb
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- Edward Zwick collected news and commentary at The New York Times
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- 1952 births
- American film directors
- AFI Conservatory alumni
- American film producers
- American screenwriters
- BAFTA winners (people)
- Harvard University alumni
- Living people
- New Trier High School alumni
- People from Chicago, Illinois
- Producers who won the Best Picture Academy Award
- American Jews
- Film directors from Illinois
- American film director, 1950s birth stubs