Douglas McGrath
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Born | Douglas Geoffrey McGrath February 12, 1958 Midland, Texas, U.S. |
Died | November 3, 2022 New York City, U.S. | (aged 64)
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Occupation(s) | Playwright, director, actor |
Years active | 1980–2022 |
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Spouse | Jane Read Martin |
Children | 1 |
Douglas Geoffrey McGrath (February 12, 1958 – November 3, 2022) was an American screenwriter, film director, and actor. He received various accolades, including nominations for an
McGrath started his career as a writer for
He also made appearances in television including a recurring role as Principal Toby Cook in Lena Dunham's HBO series Girls from 2015 to 2016. He also appeared in the Amazon Prime comedy series Crisis in Six Scenes (2016), and the Netflix western limited series Godless (2017).
McGrath received a
Early life and education
Doug McGrath is the son of Beatrice and R. Searle McGrath, an independent oil producer from Midland, Texas. He is an alumnus of Trinity School of Midland, The Choate School, and Princeton University. At Princeton, he was a member of the Princeton Triangle Club and joined its board of directors after graduation.[citation needed]
Career
McGrath started his career as a writer on the
The following year he started the first of his many collaborations with
He soon gained further success as both a writer and director of the film adaptation of
McGrath continued his career as a director with the comedy Company Man (2000) starring himself, Sigourney Weaver, John Turturro, and Alan Cumming. He soon returned to directing with the film adaptation of Charles Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby (2002) starring Jamie Bell, Anne Hathaway, Nathan Lane, Timothy Spall, Jim Broadbent, and Christopher Plummer. Famed film critic Roger Ebert praised McGrath for his adaptation writing, "The movie is jolly and exciting and brimming with life, and wonderfully well-acted."[5] He then directed the film Infamous focusing on the life of Truman Capote starring Toby Jones. The film instantly drew comparisons to the Bennett Miller film Capote (2005) starring Philip Seymour Hoffman which was released the year previously. In his review in The New York Times, A.O. Scott called the film "well worth your attention. It is quick-witted, stylish and well acted… warmer and more tender, if also a bit thinner and showier, than Capote… it is in the end more touching than troubling."[6] During this time he appeared in the dramas Michael Clayton (2007), and Solitary Man (2009).
McGrath was also known for his documentaries including
In 2014, McGrath wrote the book for the
Personal life and death
In 1995, McGrath married Jane Read Martin, a former assistant of Woody Allen's and sister of author Ann M. Martin. Together they had one son.
McGrath died of a
Partial filmography
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Actor
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Director
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Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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1994 | Academy Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Bullets over Broadway |
Nominated |
1994 | BAFTA Award |
Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | |
1994 | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Screenplay | Nominated | |
1994 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | |
1996 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma | Nominated | |
2014 | Tony Award |
Best Book of a Musical | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | Nominated |
2016 | Primetime Emmy Award |
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special | Becoming Mike Nichols | Nominated |
Bibliography
Books
- Flippin, Royce & Douglas McGrath (1981). Save an alligator, shoot a preppie : a terrorist guide. Drawings by Frank Williams. New York: A & W Visual Library.
Essays and reporting
- McGrath, Douglas (October 10, 2016). "The Pences visit Manhattan". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. Vol. 92, no. 32. p. 47.
References
- ^ IMDb awards
- ^ "Douglas McGrath Dies: 'Emma' Filmmaker, Writer Of 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical', Oscar-Nominated Co-Author Of Woody Allen's 'Bullets Over Broadway' Was 64". Deadline Hollywood. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (September 30, 1994). "Film Festival Review; Allen's Ode to Theater and, as Always, New York". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^ "Douglas McGrath, Tony and Oscar Nominee, Dies at 64". The Hollywood Reporter. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Review - Nicholas Nickleby". Rogerebert.com. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ Scott, A.O. (October 13, 2006). "Truman Capote's Journey on 'In Cold Blood,' again". The New York Times.
- ^ "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical". Playbill. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Tony Awards 2014 Winners: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. June 8, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "John Lithgow Will Direct Douglas McGrath in Solo Show at Off-Broadway's DR2 Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Douglas McGrath, 'Emma' filmmaker, Oscar nominee, dead at 64". WOSC-TV. November 5, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (November 4, 2022). "Douglas McGrath, Playwright, Filmmaker and Actor, Dies at 64". The New York Times. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "Everything's Fine Star Douglas McGrath Dies Suddenly". Playbill. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe. "Oscar and Tony Award Nominee Douglas McGrath Passes Away at 64". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ Kenneth Jones (June 21, 2012). "New Works by Rajiv Joseph, Jenny Schwartz and Doug McGrath Will Cling to Vineyard's Vine in 2012–13". Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (March 16, 2013). "Carole King Musical Is Broadway Bound". The New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
External links
- Douglas McGrath at IMDb