Marshall Herskovitz
Marshall Schreiber Herskovitz (born February 23, 1952) is an American film director, writer, and producer, and currently the President Emeritus of the Producers Guild of America. Among his productions are Traffic, The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond, and I Am Sam. Herskovitz has directed two feature films, Jack the Bear and Dangerous Beauty.
Marshall Herskovitz
- Name
- Marshall Herskovitz
- Birth Name
- Marshall Schreiber Herskovitz
- Born
- 23 February 1952
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Education
- AFI Conservatory
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- screenwriter · film producer · television producer · actor · director
- Fields
- film
- Honours
- Writers Guild of America Award · Primetime Emmy Award · Directors Guild of America Award
- Languages
- English
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Biography
Biography
Herskovitz was a creator and executive producer of the television shows thirtysomething, My So-Called Life, and Once and Again, and also wrote and directed several episodes of all three series.
Marshall Herskovitz studied at Brandeis University, AFI Conservatory and Lower Merion High School. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is film. Distinctions recorded are Writers Guild of America Award, Primetime Emmy Award and Directors Guild of America Award.
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Key facts
• Name — Marshall Herskovitz • Birth Name — Marshall Schreiber Herskovitz • Born — 23 February 1952 • Birthplace — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Education — AFI Conservatory • Children — 2 • Years Active — 1976–present
Life and career
Life and career
Herskovitz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Frieda (née Schreiber) and Alexander Herskovitz. His family is Jewish. He was married to screenwriter Susan Shilliday from 1981 to 1993. They have two daughters. Herskovitz married Landry Major in 2015. Herskovitz has long been "one of the film industry's most active and passionate environmentalists." He serves on the advisory board of The Climate Mobilization, a grassroots advocacy group calling for a national economic mobilization against climate change on the scale of the home front during World War II, with the goal of 100% clean energy and net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Director — Producer — Writer — Notes • 1993 — Jack the Bear • 1994 — Legends of the Fall • 1998 — Dangerous Beauty • 2000 — Traffic — Nominated- Academy Award for Best Picture • 2001 — I Am Sam • 2003 — The Last Samurai • 2006 — Blood Diamond • 2010 — Love & Other Drugs • 2016 — Jack Reacher: Never Go Back • The Great Wall — Story • 2016–2018 — Nashville — Executive — Seasons 5–6 • 2017 — American Assassin • Woman Walks Ahead Executive producer • Lone Star State of Mind (2002) • Defiance (2008) • About Alex (2014) • Boys of Abu Ghraib (2014) Other credits • Year — Title — Role • 1998 — Desperate Measures — Actor • Shakespeare in Love — Thanks • 2004 — Crash — Acknowledgement • 2007 — In the Valley of Elah — Special thanks
Awards
Thirtysomething won numerous Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama series in 1988. That year it also won Outstanding Writing in a Drama series for an episode that Herskovitz co-wrote with Paul Haggis. The show also received the Best Drama Series award at the Golden Globes that year. Herskovitz himself was honored by both the Writers Guild and Directors Guild for his work on the series. Traffic was nominated for Best Picture at the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001. Once and Again was nominated for Best Drama Series of 1999 at the Golden Globes.
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Literature
Literature
Reviews of Books:The Last Samurai Edward Zwick, John Logan, Marshall Herskovitz, The American Historical Review, 2004. <scp>The Last Samurai</scp>
Screenplay by John Logan, Edward Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz
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