Gary Winick
Gary Winick | |
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Born | Gary Scott Winick March 31, 1961 |
Died | February 27, 2011 Manhattan, New York, U.S. | (aged 49)
Education | AFI Conservatory |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Years active | 1979โ2010 |
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.[citation needed] 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[citation needed]
- 1961 births
- 2011 deaths
- AFI Conservatory alumni
- American film editors
- Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School alumni
- Deaths from brain cancer in the United States
- Deaths from 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