Barbara Kopple Biography (1946-)

Full name, Barbara J. Kopple; born July 30, 1946, in Bear Mountain (some sources cite New York), NY; father, a textile firm owner; mother, a homemaker; married Hart Perry (a director and cinematographer; divorced); married Gene Carroll (a writer and labor organizer); children: (first marriage) Nicholas Perry. Addresses: Agent: David Greenblatt, Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd.,Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: Glenn Rigberg, Rigberg-Rugolo Company, 1180 South Beverly Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90035.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Director, producer, writer, film editor, sound technician
Birth Details
July 30, 1946
Bear Mountain, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Director
  • Documentaries
  • Winter Soldier, 1972
  • Harlan County, U.S.A., Almi Cinema 5, 1977
  • (With Haskell Wexler) Director of documentary footage, No Nukes (concert film), 1980
  • American Dream, Prestige Films, 1990
  • (With Danny Schecter) Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy, 1992
  • Wild Man Blues, Fine Line, 1997
  • Woodstock '94, 1998
  • My Generation, Solaris, 2000
  • Film Producer
  • Documentaries
  • Producer of documentary footage, Harlan County, U.S.A., Almi Cinema 5, 1977
  • Field producer, In Our Hands (concert film), Richter Productions,1984
  • American Dream, Prestige Films, 1990
  • Wild Man Blues, Fine Line, 1997
  • Woodstock '94, 1998
  • My Generation, Solaris, 2000
  • Executive producer, WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception, Globalvision,2004
  • Dance Cuba: Dreams of Flight, 2004
  • Film Editor
  • Documentaries
  • Winter Soldier, 1972
  • Editor of the film Living off the Land.
  • Film Sound Technician
  • Documentaries
  • Harlan County, U.S.A., Almi Cinema 5, 1977
  • No Nukes (concert film), 1980
  • El Salvador: Another Vietnam, Icarus Films, 1981
  • American Dream, Prestige Films, 1990
  • Wild Man Blues, Fine Line, 1997
  • My Generation, Solaris, 2000
  • Film Work
  • Other; Documentaries
  • Production assistant, El Salvador--La decision de vencer (los primos frutos), 1981
  • Also affiliated with the film Out of Darkness: The Mine Workers Story, 1990.
  • Film Director
  • Havoc, MDP Worldwide, 2004
  • Film Appearances
  • Cinema Verite: Defining the Moment (documentary; also known as Cinema verite--Le moment decisif), National Film Board of Canada, 2000
  • Television Executive Producer
  • Series
  • I Married..., VH1, beginning 2004
  • Television Work
  • Miniseries
  • (With others) Director, A Century of Women, TBS, 1994
  • Executive producer and director, The Hamptons, ABC, 2002
  • Television Director
  • Specials
  • "Keeping On," Civil Rights: The Struggle Continues, broadcast on American Playhouse, PBS, 1981
  • Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson, NBC, 1993
  • Gail Sheehy's New Passages, ABC, 1996
  • (With others) Keeping America's Promise, Fox, 1997
  • Defending Our Daughters: The Rights of Women in the World, Lifetime, 1998
  • Friends for Life: Living with AIDS, The Disney Channel, 1998
  • A Conversation with Gregory Peck, TCM, 1999
  • In Harm's Way, Arts and Entertainment, 2004
  • Television Executive Producer
  • Specials
  • "Keeping On," Civil Rights: The Struggle Continues, broadcast on American Playhouse, PBS, 1981
  • Gail Sheehy's New Passages, ABC, 1996
  • Defending Our Daughters: The Rights of Women in the World, Lifetime, 1998
  • Friends for Life: Living with AIDS, The Disney Channel, 1998
  • Learning for Life: Kids and Learning Differences, The Disney Channel, 2000
  • Television Producer
  • Specials
  • Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson, NBC, 1993
  • "Nails," Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, HBO, 1995
  • "U.S. Wrestling Team," Sports Illustrated Olympic Special: A Prelude to the Games, NBC, 1996
  • Keeping America's Promise, Fox, 1997
  • A Conversation with Gregory Peck, TCM, 1999
  • American Standoff, HBO, 2002
  • Television Director
  • Episodic
  • "The Documentary," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as H: LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1997
  • "Pit Bull Sessions," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as H: LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1998
  • "Out o' Time," Oz, HBO, 1999
  • "Self Defense," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as H:LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1999
  • I Married..., VH1, 2004
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Indie Truth: An Inquiry into the Documentary, 2002
  • Awards Presentations
  • The 49th Annual Academy Awards, 1977
  • The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003
  • Episodic
  • Guest, The View, ABC, 2002
  • RECORDINGS
  • Video Works
  • Affiliated with the video Hurricane Irene, c. 1988.
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • Documentaries
  • Harlan County, U.S.A., Almi Cinema 5, 1977
  • My Generation, Solaris, 2000
  • Teleplays
  • Specials
  • Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson, NBC, 1993

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Backstage, April 17, 1998, p. 23
    • Entertainment Weekly, February 12, 1993, p. 44
    • Guardian, May 7, 1998, p. T10
    • New York Times, March 24, 1992, p. C11
    • People Weekly, February 15, 1993, p. 65
    • Premiere, April, 1992, p. 60
    • Shoot, November 24, 1995, p. 1
    • Variety, October 30, 2000, p. S3

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