Richard Schickel Biography (1933-)

Full name, Richard Warren Schickel; born February 10, 1933, in Milwaukee, WI;son of Edward John and Helen (maiden name, Hendricks) Schickel; married Julia Carroll Whedon, March 11, 1960 (divorced); married Carol Rubinstein, December 27, 1985 (died); children: (first marriage) Erika, Jessica.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Writer, producer, director
Birth Details: February 10, 1933; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Work
Advisor; Series
Hollywood, Thames Television, 1980
Television Appearances
Specials
Himself, The Fred Astaire Songbook, 1991
Himself, Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (documentary), TNT, 1997
Himself, Frank Capra's American Dream (documentary), 1997
Himself, From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov andShdanoff (documentary), 1999
Himself, "Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows," American Masters (documentary; also known as American Masters: Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows), BBC and PBS, 2000
Himself, "On Cukor," American Masters (documentary; also known asAmerican Masters: On Cukor), PBS, 2000
Himself, Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (documentary), 2001
Himself, AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart Pounding Movies, CBS, 2001
Television Work
Executive Producer and Creative Consultant; Specials
AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies: In Search Of (documentary), CBS, 1998
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart Pounding Movies, CBS, 2001
Director and Producer; Specials
The Men Who Made the Movies (eight parts, includes Alfred Hitchcock, Frank Capra, George Cukor, Howard Hawks, King Vidor, Raoul Walsh, Vincente Minnelli, and William A.Wellman), PBS, 1973
Funny Business, CBS, 1978
Into the Morning: Willa Cather's America, PBS, 1978
The Horror Show, CBS, 1979
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy, PBS, 1981
Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente, PBS, 1987
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend, TNT, 1989
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To, TNT, 1990
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire, TNT, 1991
Eastwood & Co. Making Unforgiven, 1992
Hollywood on Hollywood, American Movie Classics, 1993
The Moviemakers: Arthur Penn (also known as Arthur Penn), PBS, 1996
The Moviemakers: Robert Wise (also known as Robert Wise), PBS, 1996
The Moviemakers: Stanley Donen (also known as Stanley Donen), PBS, 1996
Eastwood on Eastwood (also known as Clint Eastwood: A Biography), TNT, 1997
Shooting War (documentary), ABC, 2000
Director; Specials
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey, American Movie Classics, 1995
Producer; Specials
Hollywood: You Must Remember This, PBS, 1972
Life Goes to the Movies: The Big Event, NBC, 1976
The Making of Star Wars, ABC, 1976
SPFX: The Making of The Empire Strikes Back, CBS, 1980
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, CBS, 1983
Cary Grant: A Celebration, ABC, 1988
Producer; Awards Presentations
"Akira Kurosawa" segment, The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1990
"Myrna Loy and Zanuck/Brown Tribute Films" segment, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991
"Satyajit Ray" segment, The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1992
WRITINGS

Teleplays
Series
The Coral Jungle, syndicated, 1976
Specials
The Film Generation, PBS, 1969
The Movie-Crazy Years, PBS, 1971
Hollywood: You Must Remember This, PBS, 1972
The Men Who Made the Movies (eight parts, includes Alfred Hitchcock, Frank Capra, George Cukor, Howard Hawks, King Vidor, Raoul Walsh, Vincente Minnelli, and William A.Wellman), PBS, 1973
Life Goes to the Movies: The Big Event, NBC, 1976
The Making of Star Wars, ABC, 1976
Funny Business, CBS, 1978
Into the Morning: Willa Cather's America, PBS, 1978
The Horror Show, CBS, 1979
SPFX: The Making of The Empire Strikes Back, CBS, 1980
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy, PBS, 1981
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, CBS, 1983
Happy Anniversary 007--25 Years of James Bond, 1987
Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente, PBS, 1987
Cary Grant: A Celebration, ABC, 1988
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend, TNT, 1989
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To, TNT, 1990
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire, TNT, 1991
Eastwood & Co. Making Unforgiven, 1992
1968: 25th Anniversary, Fox, 1993
Hollywood on Hollywood, American Movie Classics, 1993
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey, American Movie Classics, 1995
The Moviemakers: Arthur Penn (also known as Arthur Penn), PBS, 1996
The Moviemakers: Robert Wise (also known as Robert Wise), PBS, 1996
The Moviemakers: Stanley Donen (also known as Stanley Donen), PBS, 1996
Eastwood on Eastwood (also known as Clint Eastwood: A Biography), TNT, 1997
The Harry Lawsen Chronicles, American Movie Classics, 1998
AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, CBS, 1999
AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies, CBS, 2000
Shooting War (documentary), ABC, 2000
Nonfiction
The World of Carnegie Hall, Messner (New York City), 1960
The Stars, Dial (New York City), 1962
Movies: The History of an Art and an Institution, Basic Books (NewYork City), 1964
(With Lena Horne) Lena, Doubleday (Garden City, NY), 1965
A Special Report on the Rockefeller Foundation's Program Toward EqualOpportunities for All, photographs by Arthur Rickerby, Heinz Kluetmeier,and Sol Libsohn, Rockefeller Foundation (New York City), 1965
(Editor with John Simon) Film 67/68, Simon and Schuster (New YorkCity), 1968
The World of Goya, 1746-1828, Time-Life Books (New York City), 1968
The Disney Version: The Life, Times, Art, and Commerce of Walt Disney, Simon and Schuster, 1968 published in England as Disney Version,Weidenfeld and Nicolson (London, England), 1968 revised edition, Touchstone (New York City), 1985 published with new introduction, Ivan R. Dee (Chicago, IL), 1997
The Museum, photographs by Dan Budnik, Museum of Modern Art (New York City), 1970
Second Sight: Notes on Some Movies, 1965-1970, Simon and Schuster,1972
The World of Carnegie Hall, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1973
His Pictures in the Papers; a Speculation on Celebrity in America Based on the Life of Douglas Fairbanks, Charterhouse (New York), 1973 published in England as Douglas Fairbanks: The First Celebrity, Elm Tree Books (London, England), 1976
Harold Lloyd: The Shape of Laughter, New York Graphic Society (NewYork City), 1974
(With Bob Willoughby) The Platinum Years, Random House (New York City), 1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Interviews with Frank Capra, George Cukor, Howard Hawks, Raoul Walsh, and William A. Wellman, Atheneum (New York City), 1975
The World of Tennis, Random House, 1975
(With Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) The Fairbanks Album, New York Graphic Society, 1976
Singled Out: A Civilized Guide to Sex and Sensibility for the SuddenlySingle Man--Or Woman, Viking (New York City), 1981
Cary Grant: A Celebration, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1983
D. W. Griffith: An American Life, Simon and Schuster, 1984
Gary Cooper, Little, Brown, 1985
Intimate Strangers: The Culture of Celebrity, Doubleday, 1985 published as Common Fame: The Culture of Celebrity, Pavilion (London, England), 1985
James Cagney: A Celebration, Little, Brown, 1985
(With Michael Walsh) Carnegie Hall: The First One Hundred Years, Abrams (New York City), 1987
Striking Poses, Workman Publishing (New York City), 1987
Schickel on Film: Encounters--Critical and Personal--With Movie Immortals, Morrow (New York City), 1989
(Author of essay) Clint Eastwood Directs, Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, MN), 1990
(With Sid Avery) Hollywood at Home: A Family Album, 1950-1965, Crown (New York City), 1990
Brando: A Life in Our Times, Atheneum, 1991
Double Indemnity, British Film Institute (London, England), 1992
Clint Eastwood: A Biography, Knopf (New York City), 1996
Matinee Idylls: Reflections on the Movies, Ivan R. Dee, 1999
Brando, Publishers Group West, 2000
Also contributor to periodicals.
Novels
Another I, Another You: A Love Story for the Once Married, Harper(New York City), 1978
Writings for Children
The Gentle Knight, Abelard (New York City), 1964

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