Edward Zwick
Edward Zwick | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | October 8, 1952
Alma mater | Harvard University(AB) AFI Conservatory(MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Director, producer, screenwriter |
Years active | 1979–present |
Notable work | About Last Night,Glory,The Last Samurai,Blood Diamond,Defiance,Love & Other Drugs |
Spouse |
Edward M. Zwick(born October 8, 1952) is an American filmmaker. He has worked primarily in thecomedy dramaandepic historical filmgenres and has received nominations for twoAcademy Awardsand twoGolden Globe Awards.
He made his film debut with the comedyAbout Last Night(1986), followed byGlory(1989),Legends of the Fall(1994),Courage Under Fire(1996),The Last Samurai(2003),Blood Diamond(2006), andDefiance(2008). His later films includeLove & Other Drugs(2010),Pawn Sacrifice(2014), andJack Reacher: Never Go Back(2016). He won theAcademy Award for Best PictureforShakespeare in Love(1998) as a producer.
He is also the co-creator of the ABC family drama seriesthirtysomethingfrom 1987 to 1991 andOnce and Againfrom 1999 to 2002.
Early life and education
[edit]Zwick was born on October 8, 1952, into aJewishfamily in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ruth Ellen (néeReich) and Allen Zwick.[1][2][3][4]He attendedNew Trier High School,received an A.B. atHarvardin 1974, and attended theAFI Conservatory,graduating with aMaster of Fine Artsdegree in 1975.
Despite sharing a surname and profession, Edward is unrelated to fellow directorJoel Zwick.He has been married to actressLiberty Godshallsince 1982, and they have two grown children.[4]
Career
[edit]His films includeGlory(1989),Legends of the Fall(1994),The Siege(1998),The Last Samurai(2003),Blood Diamond(2006), andDefiance(2008). Along withMarshall Herskovitz,Zwick runs a film production company calledThe Bedford Falls Company(inspired by the name of the town featured inFrank Capra'sIt's a Wonderful Life). This company has produced such notable films asTrafficandShakespeare in Loveand the TV showsthirtysomething,Relativity,Once and Again,andMy So-Called Life.
Zwick's body of work has earned numerous accolades, including anAcademy AwardandBAFTA Awardfor Best Picture as a producer, andPrimetime Emmy Awardsfor Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series, and Outstanding Dramatic Special. He was one of the recipients of theAcademy Award for Best PictureforShakespeare in Love;he was also nominated in the same category forTraffic.He has additionally been nominated for multipleGolden Globe Awards.
In 2024, Zwick released his memoir,Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer |
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1986 | About Last Night... | Yes | No | No |
1989 | Glory | Yes | No | No |
1992 | Leaving Normal | Yes | No | No |
1994 | Legends of the Fall | Yes | Yes | No |
1996 | Courage Under Fire | Yes | No | No |
1998 | The Siege | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2003 | The Last Samurai | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2006 | Blood Diamond | Yes | Yes | No |
2008 | Defiance | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2010 | Love & Other Drugs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2014 | Pawn Sacrifice | Yes | Yes | No |
2016 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | Yes | No | Yes |
The Great Wall | No | No | Story | |
2017 | American Assassin | No | No | Yes |
2018 | Trial by Fire | Yes | Yes | No |
Producer only
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Executive producer
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Television
[edit]Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
Creator | Notes |
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1979–80 | Family | Yes | Yes | No | No | Also producer; 5 episodes (written); Directed episode "Ballerina" |
1985 | The Insiders | Yes | No | No | No | Pilot episode |
1987–91 | thirtysomething | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 episodes (directed); 8 episodes (written) |
1999–2002 | Once and Again | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 episodes (directed); 4 episodes (written) Also actor (as Dr. Daniel Rosenfeld) |
2008 | Quarterlife | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Web series; 2 episodes (written) |
2016–18 | Nashville | No | Yes | Yes | No | Wrote episode "The Wayfaring Stranger" |
2020 | Away | Yes | No | Yes | No | Directed episode "Go" |
Television films
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
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1982 | Having It All | Yes | No | No |
1983 | Special Bulletin | Yes | Yes | Yes |
1990 | Extreme Close-Up | No | Story | executive |
2009 | A Marriage | No | Yes | executive |
2020 | Thirtysomething(else) | Yes | Yes | No |
Executive producer only
Year | Title | Notes |
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1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Episode "Sawdust" |
1989 | Dream Street | |
1994-95 | My So-Called Life | |
1998 | Relativity | |
2000 | The Only Living Boy in New York | TV movie |
2002 | Women vs. Men |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Title | Award/Nomination |
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1989 | Glory | Nominated -Golden Globe Award for Best Director |
1994 | Legends of the Fall | Nominated -Golden Globe Award for Best Director |
1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Academy Award for Best Picture BAFTA Award for Best Film Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical Nominated -Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture |
2000 | Traffic | Nominated -Academy Award for Best Picture |
2003 | The Last Samurai | National Board of Review Award for Best Director Nominated -Saturn Award for Best Director Nominated -Producers Guild of America Award for Best Picture |
2006 | Blood Diamond | Nominated -St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Award for Best Director |
Year | Title | Academy Awards | BAFTA Awards | Golden Globe Awards | |||
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Nominations | Wins | Nominations | Wins | Nominations | Wins | ||
1989 | Glory | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
1994 | Legends of the Fall | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
2003 | The Last Samurai | 4 | 3 | ||||
2006 | Blood Diamond | 5 | 1 | ||||
2008 | Defiance | 1 | 1 | ||||
2010 | Love & Other Drugs | 2 | |||||
Total | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
Books
[edit]- Zwick, Ed (February 13, 2024).Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood.New York: Gallery Books.ISBN9781668046999.OCLC1384411519.
References
[edit]- ^Sachs, Micah (February 17, 2009)."An Interview with Filmmaker Edward Zwick".InterfaithFamily.com.RetrievedJune 4,2018.
- ^Rosen, Steven (December 7, 2006)."Director Zwick excavates the bloody price of 'Diamonds'".The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.RetrievedJune 4,2018.
- ^Cox, David (January 13, 2009)."In Defiance of Jewish passivity".The Guardian.RetrievedJune 4,2018.
- ^ab"Zwick, Edward 1952– (Ed Zwick)".Encyclopedia.com.RetrievedFebruary 2,2024.
- ^"Oscar-winning director-producer Ed Zwick writing memoir 'Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions'".The Independent.June 12, 2023.
Further reading
[edit]- Denby, David(January 12, 2009)."The Current Cinema: Survivors".The New Yorker.Vol. 84, no. 44. pp. 72–73.RetrievedMarch 27,2009.Review ofDefiance.
External links
[edit]- Edward ZwickonCharlie Rose
- Edward ZwickatIMDb
- Edward Zwickcollected news and commentary atThe New York Times
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