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.
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Filmography
all 41
Movies 37
Director 29
Producer 7
self 4
TV Shows 4
$pent (2000)
Innocent Victims (1996)
In My Daughter's Name (1992)
Absolute Strangers (1991)
Call Me Anna (1990)
My First Love (1988)
Fatal Judgement (1988)
Backfire (1988)
Child's Cry (1986)
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Consenting Adult (1985)
Burning Rage (1984)
Hobson's Choice (1983)
Rapunzel (1983)
Country Gold (1982)
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
The Kid From Nowhere (1982)
Oh, God! Book II (1980)
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol (1979)
The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree (1979)
The Promise (1979)
Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1978)
Have I Got a Christmas for You (1977)
Dragonfly (1976)
After the Fall (1974)
The Affair (1973)
The Oscars (1953)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1934-06-06
Deathday2011-10-31 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsGilbert Lewis Katz, Alan Smithee, Gil Cates
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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