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Marshall Herskovitz (1952)
Summary
Marshall Schreiber Herskovitz is an American film director, writer and producer, and currently the President Emeritus of the Producers Guild of America. Among his productions are Traffic, The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond, and I Am Sam. Herskovitz has directed two feature films, Jack the Bear and Dangerous Beauty. Herskovitz was a creator and executive producer of the television shows Thirtysomething, My So-Called Life, and Once and Again, and also wrote and directed several episodes of all three series.
Biography
life and career
Herskovitz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Frieda (née Schreiber) and Alexander Herskovitz. Herskovitz attended Brandeis University, graduating in 1973. He entered the AFI Conservatory in 1975, where he and Edward Zwick first met. He frequently collaborates with Zwick, with whom he runs the film and television production company The Bedford Falls Company, named for the fictional town in the classic film It's A Wonderful Life. Their most recent project is the film "Love and Other Drugs".In 2007 Herskovitz ventured into the world of broadband production with the original series Quarterlife, which debuted on MySpace and a dedicated social network also called "quarterlife". It garnered enough views to be picked up by NBC and aired in 2008, but was quickly canceled.
Since May 2005, he has been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post. Herskovitz was featured in The Dialogue interview series. In this 90-minute interview with journalist Jay A. Fernandez, he delves into the mediocrity of the industry, the voices that writers hear in their heads and why it’s best to write first and ask questions later.
Herskovitz served as president of the Producers Guild of America from 2006-2010.
He was married to screenwriter Susan Shilliday from 1981-1993. They have two daughters.
Movie
- Directing
Dangerous Beauty
Director
1998Jack The Bear
Director
1993- Writing
Love and Other Drugs
Writer
2010The Last Samurai
Writer
2003- Production
Love and Other Drugs
Producer
2010Blood Diamond
Producer
2006The Last Samurai
Producer
2003I Am Sam
Producer
2001Traffic
Producer
2000Dangerous Beauty
Producer
1998Legends of the Fall
Producer
1994
TV show
- Creation
quarterlife
Creator
2007Once and Again
Creator
1999Thirtysomething
Creator
1987- Directing
quarterlife
Director
2007- Writing
quarterlife
Writer
2007quarterlife
Story editor
2007- Pre-production
quarterlife
Executive producer
2007My So-Called Life
Executive producer
1994
TV show season
- Creation
quarterlife (season 1)
Creator
2008Thirtysomething (season 1)
Creator
Thirtysomething (season 2)
Creator
Thirtysomething (season 3)
Creator
Thirtysomething (season 4)
Creator
Once and Again (season 1)
Creator
Once and Again (season 2)
Creator
Once and Again (season 3)
Creator
- Directing
quarterlife (season 1)
Director
2008- Writing
quarterlife (season 1)
Writer
2008quarterlife (season 1)
Story editor
2008- Pre-production
quarterlife (season 1)
Executive producer
2008My So-Called Life (season 1)
Executive producer
1995
Videos
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Sources
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