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Michael Cimino Biography (c. 1952-)

Born in 1952, in New York, NY; son of a music publisher. Addresses: Home--New York City, and Los Angeles, CA. Agent--Creative Artists Agency, 9830Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

c. 1952

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Work
• Director, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, United Artists, 1974.
• Producer (with Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, John Peverall, and Joan Carelli) and director, The Deer Hunter, Universal, 1979.
• Director, Heaven's Gate (also known as Johnson County Wars), United Artists, 1980.
• Producer and director, Year of the Dragon, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer/United Artists, 1985.
• Producer (with Joann Carelli) and director, The Sicilian, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987.
• Producer (with Dino DeLaurentiis) and director, Desperate Hours, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990.
• Producer (with Arnon Milchan, Larry Spiegel, Judy Goldstein, and Joseph M. Vecchio) and director, Sunchaser, Warner Bros., 1996.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• Fifty Years of Action!, 1986.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
• "Clint Eastwood--The Man from Malpaso," Crazy about the Movies, Cinemax,1993.
• Kris Kristofferson: Songwriter, The Disney Channel, 1995.
• Writings;Screenplays
• (With Deric Washburn and Steven Bochco) Silent Running, Universal, 1972.
• (With John Milius) Magnum Force, Warner Bros., 1973.
• Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, United Artists, 1974.
• The Deer Hunter, Universal, 1979.
• Heaven's Gate (also known as Johnson County Wars), United Artists, 1980.
• (With Oliver Stone) Year of the Dragon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985.

Further Reference

Books:

• Bliss, Michael, Martin Scorsese and Michael Cimino, 1985.
• Contemporary Authors, Volume 105, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1982.

Periodicals:

• Esquire, January 2, 1979.
• Film Quarterly, winter, 1984-85.