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Gilbert Cates

Gilbert Cates

Known For Directing
Birthday Jun 06, 1934
Died Oct 31, 2011 (77)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Apr 13, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gilbert  Cates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

$pent

$pent

2000

as Mr. Walsh

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A Death in the Family

A Death in the Family

2002

Director

Innocent Victims

Innocent Victims

1996

Director

Absolute Strangers

Absolute Strangers

1991

Director

Call Me Anna

Call Me Anna

1990

Director

Fatal Judgement

Fatal Judgement

1988

Director

My First Love

My First Love

1988

Director

Backfire

Backfire

1988

Director

Child's Cry

Child's Cry

1986

Director

Consenting Adult

Consenting Adult

1985

Director

Burning Rage

Burning Rage

1984

Director

Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

1983

Director

Rapunzel

Rapunzel

1983

Director

Country Gold

Country Gold

1982

Director

Oh, God! Book II

Oh, God! Book II

1980

Director

The Promise

The Promise

1979

Director

Dragonfly

Dragonfly

1976

Director

After the Fall

After the Fall

1974

Director

The Affair

The Affair

1973

Director

Rings Around the World

Rings Around the World

1967

Director

A Death in the Family

A Death in the Family

2002

Producer

In My Daughter's Name

In My Daughter's Name

1992

Executive Producer

Absolute Strangers

Absolute Strangers

1991

Executive Producer

Child's Cry

Child's Cry

1986

Producer

Country Gold

Country Gold

1982

Supervising Producer

The Kid From Nowhere

The Kid From Nowhere

1982

Producer

The Last Married Couple in America

The Last Married Couple in America

1980

Executive Producer

The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree

The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree

1979

Executive Producer

Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol

Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol

1979

Executive Producer

Stubby Pringle's Christmas

Stubby Pringle's Christmas

1978

Executive Producer

Have I Got a Christmas for You

Have I Got a Christmas for You

1977

Executive Producer

Dragonfly

Dragonfly

1976

Producer

After the Fall

After the Fall

1974

Producer

Rings Around the World

Rings Around the World

1967

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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Kulturplatz

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 2004

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