Joseph Strick
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- | {{Template}} | + | {{Template}}'''Joseph Strick''' (July 6, 1923 – June 2, 2010) was an [[United States|American]] [[Film director|director]], producer and screenwriter. |
- | '''Joseph Strick''' (b. [[July 6]], [[1923]] in [[Braddock, Pennsylvania]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Film director|director]], producer and screenwriter. He learned film making when serving as a [[cameraman]] in the [[US Air Force]] in [[World War II]]. In 1948, he and [[Irving Lerner]] produced ''[[Muscle Beach (film)|Muscle Beach]]''. For several years in the 1950s, Lerner, Strick, [[Ben Maddow]], and [[Sidney Meyers]] worked part-time on the experimental documentary ''[[The Savage Eye]]'' (1959); Strick was also a successful businessman. ''The Savage Eye'' won the [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA Flaherty Documentary Award]]. | + | |
+ | Born in [[Braddock, Pennsylvania]], he learned film making when serving as a [[cameraman]] in the [[US Air Force]] in [[World War II]]. In 1948, he and [[Irving Lerner]] produced ''[[Muscle Beach (film)|Muscle Beach]]''. For several years in the 1950s, Lerner, Strick, [[Ben Maddow]], and [[Sidney Meyers]] worked part-time on the experimental documentary ''[[The Savage Eye]]'' (1959). | ||
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+ | Strick was also a successful businessman, founding Electrosolids Corp (1956) Computron Corp. (1958) Physical Sciences Corp (1958) Holosonics Corp. (1960) In 1977 he invented the usage of six-axis motion simulators as entertainment systems and applied it to new machines used now in Disney theme parks as "Star Tours". | ||
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+ | ''The Savage Eye'' won the [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA Flaherty Documentary Award]], and was hailed as part of an "American New Wave" alongside the work of [[Shirley Clarke]] and [[John Cassavetes]]. In 1970, He won an [[Academy award]] for [[Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject|best documentary]] for his movie ''[[Interviews with My Lai Veterans]]''. His famous ventures include a [[Ulysses (1967 film)|film adaptation]] of [[James Joyce]]'s ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'' and the movie ''[[Never Cry Wolf (film)|Never Cry Wolf]]'' (1983). | ||
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+ | In Britain he directed at the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] (1964) and the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] (2003). | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
+ | *Margot Norris, ''Ulysses'' (University of Cork Press, 2004) | ||
+ | *Bosley Crowther, ''The Great Films'' (G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1967), pages 247-250 | ||
+ | *William Wulf, ''Landmark Films'' (Paddington Press, 1979) pages 278-290 | ||
+ | *Michael Webb, ''A Modernist Paradise'' (Rizzoli, 2004) | ||
- | In 1970, He won an [[Academy award]] for [[Academy Award for Documentary Feature|best documentary]] for his movie ''[[Interviews with My Lai veterans]]''. His famous ventures include a 1967 [[Ulysses (film)|film adaptation]] of [[James Joyce]]'s [[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]] and the movie ''[[Never Cry Wolf (film)|Never Cry Wolf]]'' (1983). | ||
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Born in Braddock, Pennsylvania, he learned film making when serving as a cameraman in the US Air Force in World War II. In 1948, he and Irving Lerner produced Muscle Beach. For several years in the 1950s, Lerner, Strick, Ben Maddow, and Sidney Meyers worked part-time on the experimental documentary The Savage Eye (1959).
Strick was also a successful businessman, founding Electrosolids Corp (1956) Computron Corp. (1958) Physical Sciences Corp (1958) Holosonics Corp. (1960) In 1977 he invented the usage of six-axis motion simulators as entertainment systems and applied it to new machines used now in Disney theme parks as "Star Tours".
The Savage Eye won the BAFTA Flaherty Documentary Award, and was hailed as part of an "American New Wave" alongside the work of Shirley Clarke and John Cassavetes. In 1970, He won an Academy award for best documentary for his movie Interviews with My Lai Veterans. His famous ventures include a film adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses and the movie Never Cry Wolf (1983).
In Britain he directed at the Royal Shakespeare Company (1964) and the National Theatre (2003).
References
- Margot Norris, Ulysses (University of Cork Press, 2004)
- Bosley Crowther, The Great Films (G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1967), pages 247-250
- William Wulf, Landmark Films (Paddington Press, 1979) pages 278-290
- Michael Webb, A Modernist Paradise (Rizzoli, 2004)