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Fred Schepisi Biography (1939-)

Full name, Frederic Alan Schepisi; born December 26, 1939, in Melbourne, Australia; son of Frederic Thomas (a fruit dealer) and Loretto Ellen (maiden name, Hare) Schepisi; married Joan Mary Ford, 1960 (divorced); married Rhonda Elizabeth Finlayson (a casting director), 1973 (divorced); married Mary Rubin (an artist), 1984; children: Andrew, Quentin, Jason, four daughters, includingAshley and Alexandra (an actress). Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

Australian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, producer, writer

Birth Details

December 26, 1939

Melbourne, Australia

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• The Party (short film), 1970
• (With John B. Murray, Tim Burstall, and David Baker) "The Priest," Libido, Producer and Directors Guild of Australia, 1973
• The Devil's Playground, The Film House Pty. Ltd., 1976
• The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The Film House Pty. Ltd., 1978
• Barbarosa, Universal, 1981
• Iceman, Universal, 1984
• Plenty, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
• Roxanne, Columbia, 1987
• A Cry in the Dark (also known as Evil Angels), Warner Bros., 1988
• The Russia House, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
• Mr. Baseball, Universal, 1992
• Six Degrees of Separation, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
• I.Q., Paramount, 1994
• Fierce Creatures, MCA/Universal, 1997
• Last Orders (also known as Letzte Runde), Sony Pictures Classics, 2001
• It Runs in the Family, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003
• Film Producer
• The Devil's Playground, The Film House Pty. Ltd., 1976
• The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The Film House Pty. Ltd., 1978
• (With Paul Maslansky) The Russia House, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/UnitedArtists, 1990
• (With Doug Claybourne and Robert Newmyer) Mr. Baseball, Universal,1992
• (With Arnon Milchan) Six Degrees of Separation, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
• I.Q., Paramount, 1994
• Last Orders (also known as Letzte Runde), Sony Pictures Classics, 2001
• Film Executive Producer
• That Eye, the Sky, 1994
• Levity, Sony Pictures Classics, 2003
• It Runs in the Family, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Himself, I Think I Cannes (also known as All Access), 1997
• Television Work
• Series
• Executive producer, Boys from the Bush, 1991
• Television Appearances
• Episodic
• Himself, The Fat, Australian Broadcasting Company, 2003
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• The Devil's Playground, The Film House Pty. Ltd., 1976
• The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The Film House Pty. Ltd., 1978
• (With Robert Caswell) A Cry in the Dark (also known as Evil Angels; adapted from John Bryson's book Evil Angels), Warner Bros., 1988
• Last Orders (also known as Letzte Runde), Sony Pictures Classics, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1996

Periodicals

• American Film, July/August, 1987, p. 11
• New Yorker, December, 1993
• New York Times, August 6, 1982