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Gary Winick

American filmmaker (1961–2011)

This article is about the filmmaker. For the financier, see Gary Winnick. For the game developer, see Gary Winnick (game developer).

Gary Scott Winick (March 31, 1961 – February 27, 2011) was an American filmmaker whose films as a director include Tadpole (2002) and 13 Going on 30 (2004), and who also produced such films as Pieces of April (2003) and November (2004) through his New York City-based independent film production company InDigEnt.

Biography

Born in Manhattan, New York City, Gary Winick attended Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in that borough, graduating in 1979. A 1984 graduate of Tufts University, he went on to receive Master of Fine Arts degrees from both the University of Texas at Austin and the AFI Conservatory.

Winick directed the films Out of the Rain (1991), Tadpole (2002), 13 Going on 30 (2004), and the live-action remake of Charlotte's Web (2006). His final films were Bride Wars and Letters to Juliet. He produced such films as Pieces of April (2003) and November (2004) through his New York City-based independent film production company InDigEnt, founded in 1999.

Death

Winick died in Manhattan on February 27, 2011, following a years-long battle with brain cancer. He was 49 years old.

Filmography

Awards

References

  1. ^ Weber, Bruce (March 1, 2011). "Gary Winick, Director of Small and Studio Films, Dies at 49". The New York Times. p. B16. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
  2. ^"Basking In The Sun". Tufts. January 22, 2001. Archived from the original on January 3, 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  3. ^"Sweet Nothing Filmmakers". Warner Bros. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  4. ^"Gary Winick". Charlotte's Web. Archived

Gary Winnick

American financier (1947–2023)

This article is about the financier. For the game developer, see Gary Winnick (game developer). For the filmmaker, see Gary Winick.

Gary Winnick

Winnick in 2012

Born(1947-10-13)October 13, 1947

New York City, New York, U.S.

DiedNovember 4, 2023(2023-11-04) (aged 76)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

EducationB.A. C.W. Post College, Long Island University (LIU Post)
OccupationFinancier
Known forSenior Vice President, Drexel Burnham Lambert, Founder and Chairman, Global Crossing, Chairman, Winnick & Company
SpouseKaren Winnick
Children3

Gary Winnick (October 13, 1947 – November 4, 2023) was an American billionaire businessman, industrialist, and investment banker. He served as the chairman and CEO of Winnick & Company, a private equity firm that he originally established as Pacific Capital Group in 1985. In 2020, he established WCO Spectrum, a company that invests in wireless spectrum licenses in the United States.

Early life

Winnick was raised in a Jewish family on Long Island, New York. A son of Blanche and Arnold Winnick, whose father owned a restaurant supply business in the greater New York Metropolitan Area.

Winnick's first business was a snow-removal operation when he was 12 years old, employing other children in his neighborhood to clear local roads and driveways.

Winnick attended public schools in Long Island and graduated from Roslyn High School in Roslyn, New York, in 1965. He attended CW Post College, graduating in 1969.

Career

Winnick's first job in financial services was as a bond salesman with Drexel Burnham Lambert. In 1978, he joined the staff of Michael Milken at Drexel's high-yield bond operation in California.

Winnick's work at Drexel provided initial capital and mid-cap financing to new U.S. companies

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Winick at a Tadpole screening at the Seattle International Film Festival in 2002

Born

Gary Scott Winick


(1961-03-31)March 31, 1961

Manhattan, New York, U.S.

DiedFebruary 27, 2011(2011-02-27) (aged 49)

Manhattan, New York, U.S.

EducationAFI Conservatory
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1979–2010

Gary Scott Winick (March 31, 1961 – February 27, 2011) was an American filmmaker whose films as a director include Tadpole (2002) and 13 Going on 30 (2004), and who also produced such films as Pieces of April (2003) and November (2004) through his New York City-based independent film production company InDigEnt.

Biography

Born in Manhattan, New York City, Gary Winick attended Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in that borough, graduating in 1979. A 1984 graduate of Tufts University, he went on to receive Master of Fine Arts degree from both the University of Texas at Austin and the AFI Conservatory.

Winick directed the films Out of the Rain (1991), Tadpole (2002), 13 Going on 30 (2004), and the live-action remake of Charlotte's Web (2006). His final films were Bride Wars and Letters to Juliet. He produced such films as Pieces of April (2003) and November (2004) through his New York City-based independent film production company InDigEnt, founded in 1999.

Death

Winick died in Manhattan on February 27, 2011, following a years-long battle with brain cancer. He was 49 years old.

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriter
1989CurfewYesNoNo
1991Out of the RainYesNoNo
1995Sweet NothingYesYesNo
1998The Tic CodeYesNoNo
2001Sam the ManYesYesNo
2002TadpoleYesYesStory
200413 Going on 30YesNoNo
2006Charlotte's WebYesNoNo
2009Bride
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