Matt Tyrnauer

Matt Tyrnauer is an American film director and a special correspondent for Vanity Fair. He directed the documentary feature Valentino: The Last Emperor (2009), which was short listed for an Oscar Nomination in 2010,[1] Citizen Jane: Battle for the City (2016), Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2017), and an upcoming as-of-yet untitled documentary detailing New York's famed Studio 54 nightclub.

Education

Tyrnauer was educated at the Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences, a college preparatory school in the city of Santa Monica in Los Angeles County in California, followed by the Wesleyan University, a private liberal arts college in the city of Middletown in Middlesex County in the State of Connecticut, in the United States.

Career

Tyrnauer is also a writer. He first wrote for Spy magazine. Graydon Carter, the co-founder of Spy, later hired Tyrnauer to write for the Vanity Fair. He currently writes for Vanity Fair, where he has written many feature stories. Tyrnauer's feature story, "Once Upon a Time in Beverly Hills," which appeared in the March 2011 issue of Vanity Fair, won the best magazine feature of 2011 from the Deadline Club. It is currently being adapted into a feature film for HBO.[2][3][4] Additionally, he has written stories on Martha Stewart, Siegfried & Roy, Frank Gehry, and Merv Griffin. In 2007, art book publisher Taschen released a commemorative, signed book on fashion designer Valentino Garavani featuring interviews and archival material assembled by Tyrnauer.[5]

Tyrnauer's first feature Valentino: The Last Emperor won the Gold Hugo Award for Best Documentary at the 2008 Chicago International Film Festival and the Capri Documentary Award at the 2009 Capri Hollywood International Film Festival.[6] His latest film Citizen Jane: Battle for the City premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and was made with the support of the Ford, Rockefeller, and Knight Foundations, as well as the National Endowment for the Arts.[7] Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

Filmography

Personal life

Tyrnauer's father, Robert van Scoyk, was a successful TV writer and producer, responsible for scripting some of the best-known programs on TV, such as Columbo, The Virginian and Murder, She Wrote, which his father produced.[10]

He lives in Los Angeles, California.

References

  1. ↑ "Latest Academy News". Oscars.org. September 10, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Matt Tyrnauer - HuffPost". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Matt Tyrnauer". Panache Privée. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011.
  4. ↑ Jr, Mike Fleming (May 22, 2012). "HBO, 'Valentino' Helmer Matt Tyrnauer Plan Pic On Socialite Wife Of Johnny Carson's Producer Freddie De Cordova". Deadline.com. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  5. ↑ TASCHEN. "Matt Tyrnauer. TASCHEN Books (Search)". Taschen.com. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  6. ↑ Awards for Matt Tyrnauer on IMDb Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Tyrnauer addresses urbanism with "Citizen Jane"". Realscreen.com. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Cannes: Two Hot Hollywood-Themed Docs to Get Sneak Screenings (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  9. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (May 2, 2016). "Studio 54 Docu In Works From 'Valentino' Helmer & 'Listen To Me Marlon' Producer". Deadline.com. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Matt Tyrnauer - HuffPost". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved November 18, 2017.


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