John Byrum is an American film director and writer known for The Razor's Edge, Heart Beat, Duets and Inserts. The Razor's Edge is the second film version of W Somerset Maugham 's 1944 novel.
Raised in Winnetka, Illinois, on the North Shore of Chicago, Byrum studied at New York University in the late 1960's. Winnetka is the name of some places in the United States: Winnetka Los Angeles California Winnetka Illinois The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. His instructors included Haig P. Manoogian and graduate student Martin Scorsese,and classmates Oliver Stone and Eric Jenkins. Haig Manoogian ( May 23, 1916 - May 26, 1980) was a prominent professor of film at New York University and a major early influence William Oliver Stone (born 15 September) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. At NYU he co-wrote "Item 72-D, The Adventures of Spa and Fon" with director Edward Summer. Edward Summer has been an award winning painter motion picture director screenwriter internet publisher magazine editor journalist and science writer comic book writer novelist
As a student, Byrum interned with Jim Henson on early appearances of The Muppets and was eventually hired by Henson as one of the original writers of Sesame Street. For other uses of "Henson" see Henson. James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24 1936 &ndash May 16 1990 was one of The Muppets are a group of Puppet characters created by Jim Henson. Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining Henson took an interest in Byrum's talent and hired him to write a full-length motion picture and helped him find an agent in Hollywood. Hollywood took notice of Byrum's original script Inserts and he was tapped to write the script Harry & Walter Go To New York by producers and mentors Don Devlin, Tony Bill, and Harry GIttes. Gerard Anthony "Tony" Bill (born 23 August 1940) is an American Actor, producer, and director. After that script was sold for a record-breaking amount, Byrum was hired to wite the Diana Ross vehicle Mohogany, passing on the chance to write the script for "Jaws" in order to work on "Mahogany" with one of his idols, director Tony Richardson, only to have Richardson leave the film mid-production after clashing with producer Berry Gordy of Motown fame. Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Mahogany is a 1975 Feature film, produced by Motown Productions and released to theaters by Paramount Pictures on October The name mahogany is used when referring to numerous varieties of dark-colored wood originally the wood of the species Swietenia mahagoni, known as West Tony Richardson ( June 5, 1928 – November 14, 1991) was an English theatre and Academy Award -winning film Berry Gordy Jr (born November 28, 1929, Detroit Michigan) is an American Record producer, and the founder of the Motown Berry took over directing chores and it is said that the true drama of Mahogany was the behind-the-camera relationships between Berry Gordy and Diana Ross. The name mahogany is used when referring to numerous varieties of dark-colored wood originally the wood of the species Swietenia mahagoni, known as West Berry Gordy Jr (born November 28, 1929, Detroit Michigan) is an American Record producer, and the founder of the Motown Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Byrum directed his first feature film Inserts with stars Richard Dreyfuss, Jessica Harper, Veronica Cartwright, Stephen Davies, and Bob Hoskins. Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (born October 29 1947 is an Academy Award -winning American Actor, known for a number of film television and theater roles such Jessica Harper (born October 10, 1949) is an American actress and producer as well as a singer and author of children's music and books Veronica A Cartwright (born April 20, 1949) is an Emmy Award-nominated English/American Actress. Stephen or Steven Davies may refer to Stephen John Davies, Australian field hockey player Stephen Davies (actor Robert William "Bob" Hoskins Jr (born 26 October 1942 is an English Actor, known for playing Cockney rough diamonds and gangsters and Among Byrum's other produced films that he wrote and directed are his paen to 50's-era Beat love story Heart Beat starring Nick Nolte, John Heard, and Sissy Spacek, and the 1984 film based on the W. Somerset Maugham novel The Razor's Edge starring Bill Murray, Catherine Hicks, Theresa Russell, and James Keach. Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor, Film producer and ex- model John Heard may refer to John Heard (ferryman (born 1835 ferryman and namesake of Heard's Ferry John Heard (actor (born Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (born December 25, 1949) is an Academy Award &ndashwinning American Actress and singer William Somerset Maugham, CH ( January 25 1874 &ndash December 16 1965) was an English Playwright, For other uses of The Razor's Edge see The Razor's Edge (disambiguation The Razor's Edge is a Novel by W For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Catherine Mary Hicks (born August 6 1951) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Actress. Theresa Russell (born Theresa Paup on 20 March 1957) is an American Actress. James Keach (born December 7, 1947 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American Actor, producer, and director After the box office failure of The Razor's Edge, financially-strapped Byrum directed the goofy comedy The Whoopee Boys starring Michael O'Keefe and Paul Rodriguez, as well as a cameo part by former wife Linda Fiorentino. For other uses of The Razor's Edge see The Razor's Edge (disambiguation The Razor's Edge is a Novel by W Michael Raymond O'Keefe (born April 24, 1955) is an Academy Award -nominated American Film and Television Actor Paul Rodriguez (born January 19, 1955) is a Mexican - American Stand-up comedian and Actor. Linda Fiorentino (born March 9, 1960) Fiorentino is of Italian American Catholic background Byrum created, wrote and produced several television series including Middle Ages starring Peter Riegert, Michael O'Keefe, Amy Brenneman, and William Russ, and South of Sunset starring Glenn Frey of The Eagles fame, and Winnetka Road starring Ed Begley, Jr., Meg Tilly, and Josh Brolin. Peter Riegert (born April 11, 1947) is an American Actor, Screenwriter, and Film director. Michael Raymond O'Keefe (born April 24, 1955) is an Academy Award -nominated American Film and Television Actor Amy Frederica Brenneman (born June 22, 1964) is a Golden Globe - and Emmy -nominated American actress, perhaps best known William Russ (born October 20, 1950 in Portsmouth Virginia) is an American Actor. South of Sunset is a Detective series starring musician/actor Glenn Frey that aired just one episode on CBS in 1993. Glenn Lewis Frey (born November 6, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American Musician, Singer, Songwriter Edward James Begley Jr (born September 16, 1949) is an American Actor, Game show Panelist and Environmentalist Meg Tilly (born February 14 1960) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress, Broadway stage Dancer and Joshua Brolin (born February 12, 1968) is an American film and television Actor. Byrum's television movie Murder in High Places starred Ted Levine as a Hunter Thompson-like character who is elected mayor of a Colorado ski resort. Frank Theodore "Ted" Levine (born May 29, 1957) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for playing Serial killer Hunter Stockton Thompson ( July 18, 1937 &ndash February 20, 2005) was an American Journalist and Author, most Co-stars included Jamey Sheridan, Judith Hoag, Adam Baldwin, and newcomer Lisa Kudrow. James Patrick "Jamey" Sheridan (born July 12, 1951 in Pasadena, California) is an American actor Adam Baldwin (born February 27 1962) is an American Actor. He is known for his roles as Animal Mother in Stanley Kubrick 's Lisa Diane Marie Kudrow (born July 30 1963 is an Emmy Award - and SAG -winning American actress, best known for her roles as Phoebe Buffay Byrum was scheduled to direct his original script of (karaoke road trip dramedy) "Duets" when he was felled by a serious case of Lyme Disease that had gone long undiagnosed. Lyme disease, or borreliosis, is an Emerging infectious disease caused by at least three Species of Bacteria belonging to the Genus Byrum showed his script to his friend Bruce Paltrow who wanted to direct "Duets" with his daughter Gwyneth Paltrow as one of the six ensemble characters. Bruce Weigert Paltrow (November 26 1943 – October 3 2002 was an American television and Film director. Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (born September 27 1972 is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and double Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Brad Pitt was attached to co-star with Paltrow, his fiancee at the time, but when their engagement ended, the film's financing faltered once again. William Bradley "Brad" Pitt Pitt received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for his role in the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys "Duets" was filmed several years later with Scott Speedman in the role originally chosen by Pitt, along with Paul Giamatti, Maria Bello, Andre Braugher, and Huey Lewis. Scott Speedman (born September 1, 1975) is an UK -born Canadian film and television Actor. Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (born June 6, 1967) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning American Actor Maria Elana Bello (born April 18 1967 is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. Andre Braugher (born July 1, 1962) is a two-time Emmy Award -winning American Actor. Huey Lewis (born Hugh Anthony Cregg III; July 5 1950 is an American Musician, Songwriter and occasional Actor. John Byrum resides in California and Connecticut with his wife Karin Reznack.
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