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- Ron Kurz was born on 27 November 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a writer, known for Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982) and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984). He died on 7 May 2020 in Hancock, New Hampshire, USA.
- Producer
- Writer
Leonard Hill is an American television producer who was born on October 11, 1947 in Westwood, California, USA. After graduating from both high school and college, he will soon to become a television veteran.
He first wrote two scripts for Jack Webb's "Adam-12". He switched its focus to be an associate producer, working freelance at Universal TV, Paramount Television and MTM. He quietly joined NBC as an executive in drama series. He later joined ABC as vice president of movies.
Both Hill and Phillip Mandelker first met in the mid 1970s. In 1980, following the success of "Amber Waves", Leonard Hill left ABC to join forces with former Time-Life Television producer Phillip Mandelker to start his own production company Hill/Mandelker Films with a non-exclusive distribution pact with Novacom, Inc. (later King Features Entertainment). The first project was "Freedom", starring Mare Winningham and Jennifer Warren. The next project was "Dream House" which Phillip Mandelker wrote the story, starring Victor Argo, produced for Time-Life Television, who was Mandelker's old home.
The production company briefly made its foray into television series with the establishment of subsidiary Hill/Mandelker Television. He is producing hour-long dramas and half-hour sitcoms. The division produced the television series "Tucker's Witch" and the unsold pilot "High School U.S.A,", which is based on the 1983 television movie of the same name.
In 1984, following Phillip Mandelker's death, the company was renamed to Leonard Hill Films. The first project under the new banner was "Mirrors", a television movie produced for NBC, starring Tim Daly. This followed it up with the miniseries "The Long Hot Sunmer", starring Don Johnson. The company went on to be the most successful television movie producers of all time. In 1986, Robert O'Connor joined the company, and then he left in 1988. They briefly renamed it to Hill O'Connor Television, and its most ambitious project was the miniseries "Jack the Ripper" for Thames Television and Lorimar-Telepictures. The company produced its television series "Rags to Riches" in partnership with New World Television.
In 1989, Leonard Hill Films, along with fellow television movie producers The Steve Tisch Company, Robert Greenwald Productions, Von Zerneck/Sertner Films, Michael Jaffe/Spectator Films, The Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company, The Avnet/Kerner Company and Steve White Productions teamed up to form a consortium called Allied Communications, Inc., which is short for ACI. This put an end to Leonard Hill's relationship with King Features. In 1995, the company was sold to Pearson plc, integrating it into the Pearson Television division.
In 1993, both Leonard Hill Films and Joel Fields Productions who were separate companies merged together to form Hill/Fields Entertainment, with Joel Fields becoming its partner. The first project Hill/Fields received was "A Matter of Justice", starring Patty Duke for NBC. This followed in 1994 was "Justice in a Small Town". The partnership then produced "Welcome to Paradise", "Falling from the Sky: Flight 714", "Deadly Whispers", "Stolen Innocence", "Hijacked: Flight 285", "Shaughnessy" and "Detention: The Siege at Johnson High".
In 1998, Joel Fields left the company, and reverted back to using its old name Leonard Hill Films. There the company produced one more television movie "Stolen from the Heart", before he could retire. The popularity of television films declined. In 2001, Leonard Hill switched to real estate development and partnered with Yuval Bar-Zemer to start Linear City Developmemt. They transformed existing buildings, and started the Toy Factory Lofts, the Biscuit Company Lofts and the Elysian. In addition to constructing their own. buildings, Leonard Hill briefly resumed its production through its Leonard Hill Films banner, producing only one more film before his death, "Dorfman His Love".
In 2016, Hill donated $1.9 million to create a new public park under the newly constructed Sixth Street Bridge. Shortly after, he died in his home on Hancock Park on June 7, 2016 due to brain tumor.- Richard Warren Lewis was born on 31 January 1932 in Bellows Falls, Vermont, USA. Richard Warren was a writer, known for The Seven Minutes (1971). Richard Warren was married to Glenda Kay Edwards and Joan Patrick. Richard Warren died on 12 March 1998 in Hancock. New Hampshire, USA.
- Director
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lyndon Chubbuck was a motion picture, television and commercial director and producer. He was also a Commercial and Fine Art Photographer.
Mr. Chubbuck was Co- Chairman of the award winning advertising agency Andrew Janson & Partners, which has produced advertising campaigns for the ACLU, Gianni Versace, Ford Motor Company, Paramount Pictures, AT&T, Rolex, Coke, Ralph Lauren, Anheuser Busch, Apple, Channel, GMC etc.
Previously he worked for MaCann Ericson, most notably for the City of Hope.
He was the Co-Founder and Co-Owner of the prestigious Ivana Chubbuck Studio. The Studio has produced a number of Academy Award, Tony Award and Emmy Award winning actors. The Studio has worked with such actors as: Halle Berry, Brad Pitt, James Franco, Charlize Theron, Chris Pine, Jared Leto, Judith Light among many others.
For his work on films such as William Faulkner's," A Rose For Emily", "The War Bride", "The Right Temptation" and "The Unnaturals", Lyndon won awards or was the official entrant, in more than thirty film festivals including: Toronto International Film Festival, London Film Festival, Commonwealth Film Festival (Gala Opening Presentation), Grand Prize at the Heartland International Film Festival, receiving the first unanimous vote of the selection jury, CineFest (Grand Opening Presentation), Chicago International Film Festival, Hemisfilm and CableACE Awards.
He directed and/or produced for Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers, Columbia, Tri-Star and Twentieth Century Fox.
He directed numerous hour-long episodes and pilots of prime-time television CBS, NBC and Fox Network, USA Network, MTV Networks, A & E Network and Starz.- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Rick Mittleman was born on 30 April 1930 in New York, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Arnie (1970), Remington Steele (1982) and My World and Welcome to It (1969). He was married to Arlene. He died on 30 July 2014 in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Catherine Dee was born on 10 July 1960. She was an actress, known for Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator (1989) and Dead Rain (2006). She was married to James Weston. She died on 28 October 2004 in Hancock, New Hampshire, USA.- Director
- Producer
- Cinematographer
Lee Wulff was born on 10 February 1905 in Valdez, Alaska, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Newfoundland Sea Birds (1959), Newfoundland Trailer Trip (1964) and A Double in Bluefins (1959). He was married to Joan Salvado, Kay Wulf, Ella Manuel and Helen Riha. He died on 28 April 1991 in Hancock, New York, USA.- Pierre Monteux was born on 4 April 1875 in Paris, France. He was married to Doris Hodgkins, Germaine Benedictus and Victoria Barrière. He died on 1 July 1964 in Hancock, Maine, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Philip Kunhardt Jr. was born on 5 February 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Lincoln (1992), Echoes from the White House (2001) and The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library (1992). He was married to Katharine Trowbridge. He died on 21 March 2006 in Hancock, Maine, USA.- John Bowsher was born on 14 April 1952 in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA. He died on 29 December 2014 in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California, USA.