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Gilbert Cates
Director

Gilbert Cates

6 Jun 1934Born
31 Oct 2011Died
77Age at death
31Credits

Biography

Gilbert “Gil” Cates (born June 6, 1934) is an American film director and television producer. He is probably best known for producing the annual Academy Award shows. In September 2007, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that he would be producing the 80th Academy Awards, his 14th time. The awards took place on Sunday February 24, 2008. Cates directed a number of feature films including I Never Sang for My Father (1970) and Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973), Oh, God! Book II (1980) and The Last Married Couple in America (1980). Cates was born Gilbert Katz in New York City, the son of Nina (née Peltzman) and Nathan Katz, who was a dress manufacturer.

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There he attended DeWitt Clinton High School. He is the uncle of noted actress Phoebe Cates and a brother of the producer and director Joseph Cates, with whom he collaborated from time to time.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. 2002A Death in the FamilyFilm: Director
  2. 2002Collected StoriesFilm: Director
  3. 1999$pentFilm: Mr. Walsh
  4. 1996Innocent VictimsFilm: Director
  5. 1994Confessions: Two Faces of EvilFilm: Director
  6. 1991Absolute StrangersFilm: Director
  7. 1990Call Me AnnaFilm: Director
  8. 1989Do You Know the Muffin Man?Film: Director
  9. 1988My First LoveFilm: Director
  10. 1988Fatal JudgementFilm: Director
  11. 1988BackfireFilm: Director
  12. 1986Child's CryFilm: Director
  13. 1985The Twilight ZoneSeries: Director (1 episode)
  14. 1985Consenting AdultFilm: Director
  15. 1984Burning RageFilm: Director
  16. 1984Goldilocks and the Three BearsFilm: Director
  17. 1983Hobson's ChoiceFilm: Director
  18. 1983RapunzelFilm: Director
  19. 1982Country GoldFilm: Director
  20. 1982Faerie Tale TheatreSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  21. 1980Oh, God! Book IIFilm: Director
  22. 1980The Last Married Couple in AmericaFilm: Director
  23. 1979The PromiseFilm: Director
  24. 1977Johnny, We Hardly Knew YeFilm: Director
  25. 1976DragonflyFilm: Director
  26. 1974After the FallFilm: Director
  27. 1973The AffairFilm: Director
  28. 1973Summer Wishes, Winter DreamsFilm: Director
  29. 1972To All My Friends on ShoreFilm: Director
  30. 1970I Never Sang for My FatherFilm: Director
  31. 1967Rings Around the WorldFilm: Director

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