Gilbert Cates
Directing
- Born
- June 6, 1934 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- October 31, 2011 (age 77)
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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Known for
Oh, God! Book II
October 3, 1980
I Never Sang for My Father
October 18, 1970
Backfire
June 21, 1988
The Last Married Couple in America
April 3, 1980
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
October 21, 1973
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
October 22, 1989
Consenting Adult
February 4, 1985
The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree
December 3, 1979
The Affair
November 20, 1973
Call Me Anna
November 11, 1990
The Promise
March 8, 1979
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
January 17, 1994
Behind the camera35
- 2002A Death in the Family Director, Producer
- 2002Collected Stories Director
- 1996Innocent Victims Director
- 1994Confessions: Two Faces of Evil Director
- 1992In My Daughter's Name Executive Producer
- 1991Absolute Strangers Executive Producer, Director
- 1990Call Me Anna Director
- 1989Do You Know the Muffin Man? Director
- 1988My First Love Director
- 1988Fatal Judgement