Richard Pearce
Richard Pearce (born January 25, 1943) is an American film director, television director and cinematographer. In addition to feature films, he has directed TV movies and TV series.
Also recorded as Richard Inman Pearce Jr. · Richard Inman Pearce · Dick Pearce · Richard I. Pearce
Richard Pearce
- Name
- Richard Pearce
- Born
- 25 January 1943
- Birthplace
- San Diego, California, U.S.
- Spouse
- Lynzee Klingman
- Occupation
- Film director, television director, cinematographer
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Yale University · The New School for Social Research
- Languages
- English
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Richard Pearce (born January 25, 1943) is an American film director, television director and cinematographer. In addition to feature films, he has directed TV movies and TV series.
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Richard Pearce (born 1943) is an American cinematographer and director. The cinematographer was born in San Diego.
Richard Pearce studied at The New School for Social Research and Yale University. The cinematographer is a member of Directors Guild of America and worked in United States.
Languages used include English. Works by Richard Pearce are held at Harvard Film Archive and South Caroliniana Library.
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Richard Pearce studied at Yale University and The New School for Social Research. The recorded working language is English. Places of work recorded in the authority are United States. Work by Richard Pearce is recorded in the collections of Harvard Film Archive and South Caroliniana Library.
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Key facts
• Name — Richard Pearce • Born — 25 January 1943 • Birthplace — San Diego, California, U.S. • Spouse — Lynzee Klingman • Occupation — Film director, television director, cinematographer • Years Active — 1970–2006
Early life and education
Early life and education
Born in 1943 in San Diego, Richard Pearce went east to high school, attending St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. He attended Yale University where he earned a B.A. in English in 1965 and where he met D.A. Pennebaker. He moved to New York City and worked with Pennebaker and Richard Leacock on several documentaries.
Accolades
Accolades
In 1980, he won the Golden Bear award at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival for his film Heartland.
As director
As director
• 1977: The Gardener's Son (TV) • 1978: Siege (TV) • 1979: No Other Love (TV) • 1979: Heartland • 1981: Threshold • 1983: Sessions (TV) • 1984: Country • 1985: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series) • 1986: No Mercy • 1989: Dead Man Out (TV) • 1989: The Final Days (TV) • 1990: The Long Walk Home • 1992: Leap of Faith • 1993: Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series) • 1994: Party of Five (TV series) • 1996: A Family Thing • 1997: Nothing Sacred (TV series) • 1998: Thicker Than Blood (TV) • 1999: Witness Protection (TV) • 2001: South Pacific (TV) • 2002: CSI: Miami (TV series) • 2003: The Blues: The Road to Memphis (TV series) • 2004: Plainsong (TV) • 2005: Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV series) • 2006: Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (TV)
As cinematographer
As cinematographer
• Dont Look Back (1967) • Woodstock (1970) • Interviews with My Lai Veterans (1970) • Marjoe (1972) • Hearts and Minds (1974) (also associate producer) • Hair (1979) (additional photographer) • Food, Inc. (2008)
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1943
Richard Pearce born at San Diego.
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- 1.https://web.archive.org/web/20151022012238/http://www.dga.org/Craft/VisualHistory/Interviewers/Pearce.aspx
- 2.The Blues. The Road to Memphis. Biography. Pbs.org.
- 3.Berlinale 1980: Prize Winners. Berlinale.de.
- 4.Richard Pearce – Director. Mubi.com.
- 5.Hair (1979). IMDb.com.
- 6.Food, Inc. Worldcat.org.
- 7.Richard Pearce. Turner Classic Movies.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Richard Inman Pearce Jr., Richard Inman Pearce, Dick Pearce and Richard I. His recorded language was English. He married Lynzee Klingman. Formation and teaching. Pearce studied at Yale University and The New School for Social Research. The record notes the qualifications Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts.
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