Coolidge, martha 1946personalborn august 17, 1946, in new haven, ct. This disappointing teen comedy from director martha coolidge is another entry in the rash of teensgoofingwithscience films. Martha coolidge biography 1946 born august 17, 1946, in new haven, ct. Allen, grace robertson, michael dowling school principal, minneapolis, january 18, 1965. She also occasionally directed episodes of tv shows. Until now, ive never seen martha coolidge s 1983 film, valley girl. Allen, grace robertson, michael dowling school principal, minneapolis, january 18. Hes a real person and a fictional character in not one but two michael crichton novels. John heard performed the audio book of jurassic park 1993. Real genius 1985 directed by martha coolidge and starring val kilmer gabriel jarret michelle meyrink william atherton jon gries, box office chart history, uk gross, us gross and world gross, related news, bbfc certificates. Martha coolidges then husband, michael backes, was a friend. Bfa, rhode island school of design 1968 university.
Martha is the startling, behindthescenes story of the most famous and controversial woman in recent american politics of what motivated martha mitchell and what really happened to her after the watergate scandal broke as told by the journalist who was her close friend and confidante in her last years. Overview for martha coolidge turner classic movies. Our marketplace offers a huge selection of movies from sellers worldwide. Europeen, edited by franz schultheis, marta roca i escoda, and paul. Martha coolidge is a 73 year old american film director. Martha coolidge born august 17, 1946 is an american film director and former president of. You took advantage of me by richard rodgers, lorenz hart, performed by carmen mcrae. Fifteenyearold mitch taylor gabe jarret is a whizkid who is. Coolidge was born in connecticut, she is a granddaughter of arthur w. Independent female filmmakers editor michele meek collects articles. The film focuses on paige morgan, a premed college student in wisconsin, who is pursued by a prince posing as a normal college student the film spawned three directtovideo sequels created under. Michael backes is a computer whizand a sexually harassed man. Coolidges thenhusband michael backes was also a technical advisor on that film.
James carrington, michael backes, corki grazer, jeanne mori, david ursin, joe. Login to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions. Cast and crew credits for real genius, 1985, directed by martha coolidge, with val kilmer, michelle meyrink, william atherton, at turner classic movies. Jeanne and her kids come under his sway as jacks mystical powers help the kids little league team win a big game. As a vital field of scholarship, book history has now reached a stage of. Her notable films included valley girl, real genius, and angie. Contemporary theatre, film and television dictionary. The film is set on the campus of pacific tech, a technical university similar to caltech. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Three wishes by martha coolidge martha coolidge, patrick. A proficient director of mainstream hollywood fare, martha coolidge began her career in her native connecticut as a stage actress appearing with a local theater company. Martha coolidge in angie 1994 geena davis in angie 1994 geena davis and philip bosco in angie 1994.
Born on 15th august, 1946 in new haven, ct, she is famous for valley girl. Martha coolidge born august 17, 1946 is an american film director and former president of the directors guild of america. Martha coolidge design is a modern design studio that bridges the areas of architecture, yacht. Martha coolidge s then husband, michael backes, was a friend of author michael crichton. Quotes contained on this page have been double checked for their citations, their accuracy and the impact it will have on our readers. In 1984, coolidge astonished herself by marrying michael backes, a screenwriter and computer graphics consultant.
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While attending the rhode island school of design, she began to make films and found her true calling, turning out six student films. Here are those legendary middleofthenight phone calls. Several members of the cast and crew of this film have worked with the cast or crew of jurassic park 1993. Alfken, neville, bookmobile librarian, minneapolis, february 9, 1941. Hopkins, armstrong, cal, book collector, minneapolis, december 12, 1964.
Martha coolidge design is a modern design studio that bridges the areas of architecture, yacht styling and interior design. From valley girls to sunshine boys, a deal on yonkers. When director martha coolidge made the offbeat comedydrama rambling rose, the production company had a lot of questions about how she was going to. Chris arnold michael backes wes craven buck henry debra hill amy holden jones barry primus gus van sant michael tolkin. Help us build our profile of martha coolidge and michael backes. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Armstrong, martha jane rose, wedding, minneapolis, september 20, 1962. Each page is manually curated, researched, collected, and issued by our staff writers. Im not usually one for romantic comedies, but having recently lived in the valley, i was interested. Real genius is a 1985 satirical comedy film directed by martha coolidge.
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Martha coolidge born martha patterson coolidge august 17, 1946 new haven, connecticut, u. George rr martin just gave us a peek at game of throness. See for instance cavallo and chartier 1995, 1999, lutz, backes and. Michael stolz university of bern, bern, switzerland. Michael backes helped set up the computer displays for that film, while his then wife, martha coolidge, directed rambling rose 1991, which starred laura dern. Real genius by martha coolidge martha coolidge, val. Langley photography offers professional book design and print management services. Joseph, singer sewoff winner, minneapolis, may 29, 1958. Shop movies directed by martha coolidge on dvd, vhs, and rare video formats at alibris. The book made her appreciate how much she loves doing science, but it also made her realize.
Alma materrhode island school of design, nyu tisch school of the arts occupationfilm director, film editor, film producer, screenwriter, television director years active1972present spousemichael backes. Martha coolidge is an american film director and former president of the directors guild of america. Trivia john heard performed the audio book of jurassic park 1993. Her father, bruce dern, appeared with sean connery in marnie 1964. She has directed such films as real genius and rambling rose. The reality of computer graphics in the motion picture industry. Alma materrhode island school of design, nyu tisch school of the arts occupationfilm director, film editor, film producer, screenwriter, television director years active1972present spousemichael backes james spencer children1 website. Coolidge studied illustration at rhode island school of design, but. Chris knight is a genius in his senior year working on a chemical laser.