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Jim McBride
Jim McBride
	Jim McBride and Adriano Aprà (Salsomaggiore, 1981)
Born	September 16, 1941 (age 82); New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, producer, television and film director

Jim McBride (born September 16, 1941) is an American screenwriter, producer and director.^[1]^[2]

Legacy edit

Richard Brody, writing for The New Yorker, named McBride as one of the twelve greatest living narrative filmmakers, citing David Holzman's Diary as a "time capsule of sights and sounds, ideas and moods, politics and history", and "one of the greatest first films", but noted that he only considered him one of the greatest for that specific film.^[3]

Filmography edit

David Holzman's Diary (1967)
My Girlfriend's Wedding (1969)
Pictures from Life's Other Side (1971)
Glen and Randa (1971)
Hot Times (1974)
Breathless (1983)
The Big Easy (1986)
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Uncovered (1994)

Television edit

The Twilight Zone (1986)
The Wonder Years (1990–1991)
Blood Ties (1991) (TV)
The Wrong Man (1993) (TV)
Fallen Angels (1995) – "Fearless" (1995) Episode
Pronto (1997) (TV)
The Informant (1997) (TV)
Dead by Midnight (1997) (TV)
To Hell and Back (2000) (TV)
Six Feet Under (2001)

Awards edit

Wins

Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival: Grand Prize; for David Holzman's Diary; 1967.
Cognac Festival du Film Policier: Grand Prix; for The Big Easy; 1987.

Nominations

Independent Spirit Awards: Independent Spirit Award; Best Director, for The Big Easy 1988.
Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion; for The Informant; 1997.

References edit

^ New York Times
^ "Independent.co.uk". Archived from the original on May 23, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Profile, The New Yorker; accessed October 11, 2015.

External links edit

Jim McBride at IMDb

[1] New York Times

[2] "Independent.co.uk". Archived from the original on May 23, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] Profile, The New Yorker; accessed October 11, 2015.

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Jim McBride
Jim McBride and Adriano Aprà (Salsomaggiore, 1981)
Born	(1941-09-16) September 16, 1941 (age 82) New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, producer, television and film director