Gilbert Cates
Directing
Gilbert “Gil” Cates (born June 6, 1934) is an American film director and television producer. He is probably best known for producing the annual Academy Award shows. In September 2007, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that he would be producing the 80th Academy Awards, his 14th time. The awards took place on Sunday February 24, 2008. Cates directed a number of feature films including I Never Sang for My Father (1970) and Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973), Oh, God! Book II (1980) and The Last Married Couple in America (1980). Cates was born Gilbert Katz in New York City, the son of Nina (née Peltzman) and Nathan Katz, who was a dress manufacturer. There he attended DeWitt Clinton High School. He is the uncle of noted actress Phoebe Cates and a brother of the producer and director Joseph Cates, with whom he collaborated from time to time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gilbert Cates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieA Death in the Family
2002
Director
movieInnocent Victims
1996
Director
movieAbsolute Strangers
1991
Director
movieCall Me Anna
1990
Director
movieMy First Love
1988
Director
movieBackfire
1988
Director
movieChild's Cry
1986
Director
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985
Director
movieConsenting Adult
1985
Director
movieBurning Rage
1984
Director
movieHobson's Choice
1983
Director
movieRapunzel
1983
Director
movieCountry Gold
1982
Director
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
Director
movieOh, God! Book II
1980
Director
movieThe Promise
1979
Director
movieDragonfly
1976
Director
movieAfter the Fall
1974
Director
movieThe Affair
1973
Director
movieRings Around the World
1967
Director
Production18
movieA Death in the Family
2002
Producer
movieIn My Daughter's Name
1992
Executive Producer
movieAbsolute Strangers
1991
Executive Producer
movieChild's Cry
1986
Producer
movieCountry Gold
1982
Supervising Producer
movieThe Kid From Nowhere
1982
Producer
movieThe Last Married Couple in America
1980
Executive Producer
movieSkinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
1979
Executive Producer
movieThe Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree
1979
Executive Producer
movieStubby Pringle's Christmas
1978
Executive Producer
movieHave I Got a Christmas for You
1977
Executive Producer
movieDragonfly
1976
Producer
movieAfter the Fall
1974
Producer
movieRings Around the World
1967
Producer
tvThe Oscars
1953
Producer
