Roger Gimbel
Roger Gimbel | |
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| Born | March 11, 1925 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 26, 2011 (age 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A. Yale University |
| Spouse(s) | ?? (m. 19??; div. 19??) Nancy Straus Gimbel (m. 19??; died 1972) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Julia de Fernex Millhiser Gimbel Richard Gimbel |
| Family | Adam Gimbel (great-grandfather) |
Roger Gimbel (March 11, 1925 – April 26, 2011) was an American
Emmy Awards.[2]
Biography
Gimbel was born in
U.S.A.F.[3][4] He enrolled at Yale University, where he studied economics.[1] Gimbel served as a member of the United States Army Air Forces in Italy during World War II.[1]
In 1973, Gimbel won an
Catholic friends during the Northern Ireland conflict.[1] His other credits as producer include The Glass House (1972), I Heard the Owl Call My Name (1973), The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974), Tell Me Where It Hurts (1974), Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975), The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977), Shattered Dreams (1990), and Chernobyl: The Final Warning (1991).[1]
Personal life
Gimbel was married three times. His first marriage ended in divorce; his second wife, Nancy Straus Gimbel, died in 1972.[3] In 1976, Gimbel married his third wife, actress Jennifer Warren.[3] Roger Gimbel died from pneumonia at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, on April 26, 2011, at the age of 86.[2] He had four children with his second wife:[1] Jeff, Stephen Martin (predeceased), Sam, and Liza;[5] and a son, Barney, with Warren.[6][7]
At one time when he lived in an 18th-floor
Sutton Place apartment overlooking the East River, he liked to catch fish from his apartment window.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Passings: Roger Gimbel, 86, producer of made-for-TV movies; John Cossette, 54, longtime Grammy Awards' executive producer; W. Barclay Kamb, 79, Caltech professor specialized in glacial sciences". Los Angeles Times. 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ a b "Roger Gimbel, Emmy-winning TV producer, dies at 86; worked with Bing Crosby, Sophia Loren". Newser. Associated Press. 2011-04-28. Archived from the original on 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ a b c New York Times: "Miss Warren Wed To Roger Gimbel" June 7, 1976
- ^ New York Times: "Col. Richard Gimbel Dies at 71; Flier Was Yale Library Curator" May 28, 1970
- ^ New York Times: "Mrs. Richard Gimbel" April 18, 1972
- ^ New York Observer: "Fortune’s Barney Gimbel Leaves Magazine Amid Plagiarism Charge" by John Koblin February 26, 2009
- ^ New York Times: "Lauren Winfield, Barney Gimbel - Weddings" November 4, 2012
- ^ New York Times: "Sutton Place Man Catches Eels From His 18th-Story Window" May 12, 1960, page 37
External links
- Roger Gimbel at IMDb
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