Edward Zwick
| Edward Zwick | |
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.jpg) Zwick at the Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Japan premiere red carpet in November 2016 | |
| Born |
Edward M. Zwick October 8, 1952 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University, A.B. 1974 AFI Conservatory, MFA 1975 |
| Occupation | Director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse(s) | Lynn Liberty Godshall (since 1982)[1] |
Edward M. Zwick (born October 8, 1952) is an American filmmaker, director and Academy Award-winning film and television producer. He has worked primarily in the comedy-drama and epic historical film genres, including About Last Night, Glory, Legends of the Fall, and The Last Samurai.
Early life and education
Zwick was born into a Jewish family in Chicago, Illinois,[2][3][4] the son of Ruth Ellen (née Reich) and Allen Zwick.[1] He attended New Trier High School, received an A.B. at Harvard in 1974, and attended the AFI Conservatory, graduating with a Master of Fine Arts 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 profession, Edward is unrelated to fellow director Joel Zwick.
Filmography
| Year | Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | ||
| 1986 | About Last Night... | Yes | No | No | Directorial Debut |
| 1989 | Glory | Yes | No | No | Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Director |
| 1992 | Leaving Normal | Yes | No | No | |
| 1994 | Legends of the Fall | Yes | No | Yes | Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Director |
| 1996 | Courage Under Fire | Yes | No | No | |
| 1998 | The Siege | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Dangerous Beauty | No | No | Yes | ||
| Shakespeare in Love | No | No | Yes | Academy Award for Best Picture BAFTA Award for Best Film | |
| 2000 | Traffic | No | No | Yes | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture |
| 2001 | I Am Sam | No | No | Yes | |
| 2002 | Abandon | No | No | Yes | |
| Lone Star State of Mind | No | No | executive | ||
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Yes | Yes | Yes | Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Director |
| 2006 | Blood Diamond | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2008 | Defiance | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2010 | Love & Other Drugs | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Pawn Sacrifice | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Boys of Abu Ghraib | No | No | executive | ||
| About Alex | No | No | executive | ||
| Cut Bank | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2016 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | Yes | Yes | No | |
| The Great Wall | No | Yes | No | Story only | |
| The Birth of a Nation | No | No | executive | ||
| 2017 | American Assassin | No | Yes | No | |
| Woman Walks Ahead | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2018 | Trial by Fire | Yes | No | Yes |
TV
| Year | Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | ||
| 1979– 1980 | Family | Yes | Yes | No | Episodes:
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| 1983 | Special Bulletin | Yes | Yes | Yes | TV movie |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | No | No | Executive | Episode:
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| 1987–1991 | thirtysomething | Yes | Yes | Executive | Co-creator 10 episodes |
| 1989 | Dream Street | No | No | Executive | Co-creator |
| 1990 | Extreme Close-Up | No | Story | Executive | TV movie |
| 1994–1995 | My So-Called Life | No | No | Executive | |
| 1998 | Relativity | No | No | Executive | |
| 1999–2002 | Once and Again | No | No | Executive | Co-creator 61 episodes |
| 2000 | The Only Living Boy in New York | No | No | executive | TV movie |
| 2002 | Women vs. Men | No | No | executive | TV movie |
| 2008 | Quarterlife | Yes | Yes | executive | TV movie also co-creator |
| 2009 | A Marriage | No | Yes | executive | TV movie |
| 2016–2018 | Nashville | No | Yes | executive | 38 episodes |
Acting Roles
| Year | Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Note | ||
| 1997 | The Player | TV movie | |
| 2000-2002 | Once and Again | Dr. Daniel Rosenfeld | Uncredited Episodes:
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| 2002 | Women vs. Men | Moderator | TV movie |
Awards received by Zwick movies
| Year | Film | Academy Awards | BAFTA Awards | Golden Globe Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominations | Wins | Nominations | Wins | Nominations | Wins | ||
| 1989 | Glory | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1994 | Legends of the Fall | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love | 13 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 2000 | Traffic | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2001 | I Am Sam | 1 | |||||
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 2006 | Blood Diamond | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2008 | Defiance | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2010 | Love & Other Drugs | 2 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 27 | 6 | |
References
- 1 2 Edward Zwick Biography (1952–). FilmReference.com. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
- ↑ Sachs, Micah. "An Interview with Filmmaker Edward Zwick". InterfaithFamily.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ↑ Rosen, Steven (December 7, 2006). "Director Zwick excavates the bloody price of 'Diamonds'". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ↑ Cox, David (January 13, 2009). "In Defiance of Jewish passivity". The Guardian. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
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 on IMDb
- Works by or about Edward Zwick in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- "Edward Zwick collected news and commentary". The New York Times.
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