| Irwin Winkler | |
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| Born | May 25, 1931 New York City, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Director Producer |
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Biography
Early life
Winkler was born in New York, New York, to father Sol Winkler and mother Anna Winkler. The City of New York He received a BA from New York University in 1955, after serving in the U. New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. S. Army.
Career
In partnership with Robert Chartoff from the late 1960s, Irwin Winkler produced an impressive array of modern American gems, beginning with their first effort (along with Judd Bernard), John Boorman's taut thriller Point Blank (1967), largely ignored in its day but now regarded as a top film of the time. Robert Chartoff (b August 26, 1933) is a Academy Award -winning Film producer. Judd Bernard (b June 20, 1927) is a film producer and screenwriter John Boorman (born January 18, 1933) is an English filmmaker currently based in Ireland best known for his feature films such as Point Point Blank is a 1967 Crime film directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson, adapted from the Adding Sydney Pollack to their production team for a one-shot-deal, they garnered critical acclaim for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969). Sydney Irwin Pollack ( July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American Film director, producer and Actor. Their next film, The Strawberry Statement (1970), won the Jury Prize at Cannes but Chartoff and Winkler roared to the top with Rocky (1976), which earned the Academy Award as Best Picture. The Strawberry Statement is a non-fiction book by James Simon Kunen, written when he was 19 which chronicled his experiences at Columbia University from The Jury Prize (Prix du Jury is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working Subsequently, the producing duo picked up Best Picture Oscar nominations for Raging Bull (1980) and The Right Stuff (1983), their last project together before Winkler launched his solo career with the disappointing Revolution (1985). Raging Bull is a 1980 Biographical film directed by Martin Scorsese, adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from the memoir The Right Stuff ( is a film adaptation of Tom Wolfe 's book The Right Stuff, about the Test pilots who were involved in high-speed Revolution is a 1985 film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Robert Dillon and starring Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland,
Winkler produced such noteworthy features as Bertrand Tavernier's Round Midnight (1986) and back-to-back Costa-Gavras films, Betrayed (1988) and Music Box (1989), before receiving another Best Picture Oscar nomination for Martin Scorsese's GoodFellas (1990). Bertrand Tavernier (b April 25, 1941 in Lyon) is a French director, Screenwriter, Actor, and producer Round Midnight is a 1986 film directed by Bertrand Tavernier that tells the story of an African American Tenor saxophone player in Paris Betrayed is a 1988 Motion picture Drama directed by Costa Gavras, written by Joe Eszterhas and starring Tom Berenger Music Box is a 1989 film that tells the story of a Hungarian-American immigrant who is accused of having been a War criminal. Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is an Academy Award winning 1990 Crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese He also returned to the franchise to oversee Rocky IV (1985) and Rocky V (1990), continuing the association forged with Sylvester Stallone on the first three Chartoff-Winkler productions. Rocky IV is a 1985 Boxing film the fourth and most financially successful movie of the Rocky franchise Rocky V is the fifth film in the Rocky film saga It was released on November 16, 1990. Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6 1946 is an American Actor, director, producer and Screenwriter.
Approaching the age of 60, Winkler moved into the director's chair, debuting with Guilty by Suspicion (1991), a drama (which he also scripted) about the Hollywood blacklist that starred Robert De Niro. Guilty by Suspicion is a 1991 film about the Hollywood blacklist and associated activities stemming from McCarthyism and the House Un-American Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer His second feature, the unsuccessful 1992 remake of Night and the City, also starred De Niro. Night and the City ( 1950) is a Film noir based on the novel by Gerald Kersh, directed by Jules Dassin, and starring Richard Winkler had better luck at the box office as writer-director of the Sandra Bullock vehicle The Net (1995), which spawned a series of the same name debuting on the USA Network in 1998, but got mired in syrupy sentimentality in At First Sight (1999) a gooey romance-drama starring Val Kilmer as a blind man whose bid to regain his sight complicates his relationship with his girlfriend (Mira Sorvino). Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26 1964 is a Screen Actors Guild Award-winning and two-time Golden Globe Award-nominated American - German The Net is a 1995 film directed by Irwin Winkler and starring Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam and Dennis Miller. USA Network (commonly referred to as USA) is an American Cable television channel with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005 At First Sight is a 1999 American Film starring Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino, based on the essay To See and Not to Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American Actor. Mira Katherine Sorvino (born September 28 1967 is an Academy Award -winning American actress
The director delivered one of his most potent films yet with Life as a House (2001), a complex, emotional and frequently amusing tale featuring a depressed dying man (Kevin Kline) who funnels his energies into rebuilding the dilapidated beach shack he inherited from his abusive father and, in the process, building bridges between himself and his disaffected son (Hayden Christensen). Life as a House is a 2001 Drama film directed by Irwin Winkler. Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24 1947 is an American Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and two time Tony Award -winning stage and film Hayden Christensen (born April 19 1981 is a Golden Globe Award -nominated Canadian Actor. Receiving a healthy dose of critical praise, Winkler re-teamed with Kline for the follow-up De-Lovely (2004), casting the actor as the lead in his elegant and sophisticated biopic of American composer Cole Porter centered on his unique relationship with his wife and muse (Ashley Judd). De-Lovely is a 2004 American / British musical Biographical film directed by Irwin Winkler. A biographical motion picture &mdash often shortened to biopic &mdash is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Cole Albert Porter (June 9 1891 &ndash October 15 1964 was an American Composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. In Greek mythology, the Muses ( Ancient Greek, hai moũsai: perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root * men- "think" are Ashley Judd (born April 19, 1968) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her leading roles in a series of late 1990s and early
As his directorial career flourished, Winkler continued to produce his share of films as well, including The Shipping News (2001) and Enough (2002). The Shipping News is a 2001 film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by E Enough is a 2002 Hollywood Psychological thriller. It stars Jennifer Lopez as Slim, a young waitress who one day finds the man of
Honors
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Irwin Winkler has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that Hollywood Boulevard is a boulevard in Hollywood Los Angeles California, United States, beginning at Sunset Boulevard in the east and running northwest
Awards and nominations
| Year | Group | Award | Film | Result |
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| 1977 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | Rocky | Won |
| 1981 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | Raging Bull | Nominated |
| 1984 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | The Right Stuff | Nominated |
| 1991 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | Goodfellas | Nominated |
| 2001 | Aspen Filmfest | Audience Favorite Feature | Life as a House | Won |
| 1991 | BAFTA Awards | Best Film | Goodfellas | Won |
| 1991 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Guilty by Suspicion | Nominated |
| 1999 | Hollywood Film Festival | Hollywood Film Award | Outstanding Achievement in Producing | Won |
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| NAME | Winkler, Irwin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Director, Producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City, New York, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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