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Michael Cimino
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Michael Cimino was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in New York City in 1939, he was educated at Yale University, the Yale School of Art, and Michigan State University. His professional career began in 1974, and he worked primarily in the United States. He was a member of the Writers Guild of America West and spoke English.
Cimino received the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Picture. He also won the Directors Guild of America Award and was recognized as a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. He was nominated for additional Academy Awards for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, and Best Picture, as well as a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director. He died in Los Angeles in 2016 from heart failure.
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New York City, New York, USA
Michael Cimino (February 3, 1939 – July 2, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for writing and directing The Deer Hunter and Heaven's Gate, the latter of which was initially poorly received before being re-assessed positively in subsequent decades.
Known for
- Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend — Self (archive footage)2022
- Michael Cimino, God Bless America — Self (archive footage)2022
- The Fabulous Allan Carr — Self (archive)2017
- A Special Day — Self2012
- To Each His Own Cinema — Miguel Cimino (segment: no translation needed)2007
- Realising The Deer Hunter — Self2003
- Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso — Self1994
- Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work — Self1993
- 1979 ITV South Bank Show Interview With Michael Cimino — Self1979
- Spécial cinéma — Self1974
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Key facts
- Born
- Michael Antonio Cimino, ( 1939-02-03 ) February 3, 1939, New York City, New York , U.S.
- Died
- July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) (aged 77), Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
- Education
- Michigan State University , (BA Graphic Arts, 1959), Yale University , (BFA Painting, 1961;, MFA Painting, 1963)
- Occupations
- Film director screenwriter producer author
- Years active
- 1972–2016
- Partners
- Joann Carelli (1967–1975) Nongnuj Timruang (1977) Carina Fitzalan-Howard (1982) Barbra Streisand (1983) Alexandra Tydings (1996) Yvonne Sciò (2002) Kim Swennen (2008–2009)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- MichaelCimino2003.jpg
- Work location
- United States
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- date of birth
- 1939-02-03
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
- date of death
- 2016-07-02
- cause of death
- heart failure
- start of work period
- 1974-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Michael Cimino
- Commons category
- Michael Cimino
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
- name in native language
- Michael Cimino
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Michael Antonio Cimino (/tʃɪˈmiːnoʊ/ chim-EE-noh, Italian: [anˈtɔːnjo tʃiˈmiːno]; February 3, 1939 – July 2, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer and author. Notorious for his obsessive attention to detail and determination for perfection, Cimino achieved widespread fame with The Deer Hunter (1978), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
With a background in painting and architecture, Cimino began his career as a commercial director in New York before moving to Los Angeles in the early 1970s to take up screenwriting. After co-writing the scripts for both Silent Running (1972) and Magnum Force (1973), he wrote the preliminary script for Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974). The latter became his directorial debut and one of the highest-grossing films of that year.
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