Gilbert Cates
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gilbert Cates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
June 6, 1934Deathday
October 31, 2011Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
35Place of birth
New York City, New York, USAAlso known as
Gilbert Lewis Katz, Alan Smithee, Gil CatesCast credits
Crew credits
Oh, God! Book II
DirectorI Never Sang for My Father
Director, ProducerSummer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Director, ProducerThe Last Married Couple in America
Director, Executive ProducerCall Me Anna
DirectorThe Promise
DirectorConsenting Adult
DirectorGoldilocks and the Three Bears
DirectorChild's Cry
Director, ProducerDragonfly
Director, ProducerTo All My Friends on Shore
DirectorA Death in the Family
Director, ProducerAfter the Fall
Director, ProducerInnocent Victims
DirectorThe Affair
DirectorCountry Gold
Director, Supervising ProducerAbsolute Strangers
Director, Executive ProducerBackfire
DirectorDo You Know the Muffin Man?
DirectorMy First Love
Director