Guerdon Trueblood

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Guerdon Trueblood
Born(1933-11-03)November 3, 1933
Washington Island, Wisconsin
Alma materGeorge Washington University
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, producer, director and actor
RelativesBilly Mitchell (grandfather)

Guerdon Saltonstall Trueblood (November 2, 1933 – March 3, 2021) was a Costa Rican-born American screenwriter, producer, director and actor.

Early life and education

Trueblood was born in

San Jose, Costa Rica to Edward Gatewood Trueblood (1905-1994) and Elizabeth (1906-1973), daughter of United States Army general and aviator Billy Mitchell. He had an elder sister, Felicity (1932-2021).[1][2][3] Edward Trueblood was a Princeton-educated diplomat assigned to Asuncion, Santiago, and Paris,[4][5] and would later serve as a UNESCO cultural relations officer in Uruguay and India, and as permanent U.S. representative to UNESCO stationed in Paris; he was also a senior editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica, and an associate professor of Latin American Studies in Phoenix, Arizona.[6] The Trueblood family had been resident in America since 1682, being descendants of John Trueblood, of Shoreditch, London, England.[7]

At age eight, his parents having divorced in 1940,[8] Trueblood went to live with his grandparents in Alexandria, Virginia. After serving in the United States Navy as a sonar technician, he attended George Washington University, majoring in speech and drama, then lived in Provence, France before moving to Hollywood in 1969.[9]

Career

Trueblood co-wrote, with

Jaws 3D (1983);[10] and Sole Survivor (1970), directed by Paul Stanley and starring Vince Edwards, Richard Basehart and William Shatner.[11] He directed the cinematography of Hollywood Meat Cleaver Massacre (1976),[12] where he also played the nuthouse doctor starring Christopher Lee.[13]

He created, produced and wrote Bravo Two (1977), directed by Ernest Pintoff.[14] He directed The Candy Snatchers (1973), written by Bryan Gindoff and produced by Marmot Productions.[15]

Personal life

In 1964, Trueblood married Anne-Marie ("Anna") Vaughan Read, who predeceased him; they had two sons- visual effects artist[16] Guerdon jr, and Christopher- and a daughter, Alexandra.[17] Trueblood died on March 3, 2021, in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, at the age of 87.[18][19]

Filmography

Films

Television series

References

  1. ^ The Trueblood Family in America, 1682-1963: John Trueblood of Shoreditch, England, and His Descendants, Additions and Corrections to the 1964 Edition, B. T. Watson, Edwards Bros, 1970, p. 21
  2. ^ "Obituary for Felicity Monroe Trueblood | Phillip & Sons the Funeral Director's".
  3. ^ "Obituaries in Gainesville, FL | Gainesville Sun".
  4. ^ Princeton Alumni Weekly, vol. LIV, September 25, 1951, no. 1, p. 11
  5. ^ Register of the Department of State, U. S. Department of State, 1938, p. 237
  6. ^ The Wroe and Chancellor Families, With Special Attention to the Descendants of Chancellor Wroe (1782-1818) and His Wife, Elizabeth Monroe Chancellor (1793-1872), William Clarke Wroe, W. C. Wroe, 1992, p. 135
  7. ^ The Trueblood Family in America, 1682-1963: John Trueblood of Shoreditch, England, and His Descendants, Additions and Corrections to the 1964 Edition, B. T. Watson, Edwards Bros, 1970, p. 28
  8. ^ A Brief History of Lewis Allen of Fisher Island and New London, Conn., and his descendants from 1699 to 1954, Mary Allen Phinney, Tuttle Publishing Co., 1954, p. 88
  9. ^ "Obituary: Guerdon Saltonstall Trueblood". Door County Pulse. March 12, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  10. Pop Matters
    . Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  11. ^ King, Tim (13 December 2011). "Libya: Can We Have the 'Lady Be Good' Back Now Please?". Salem-News. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  12. ISBN 9780786491407
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  13. ISBN 9781476608969
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  14. ISBN 9781511590679
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  15. ISBN 9781441197979
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  17. ^ "Obituary: Guerdon Saltonstall Trueblood". 12 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Guerdon Trueblood Obituary (1933 - 2021)". Legacy.com. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Guerdon Trueblood Obituary (1933 - 2021)". Echovita. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

External links

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