Tamar Simon Hoffs
Tamar Simon Hoffs | |
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Born | Tamar Ruth Simon October 23, 1934 Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Director, producer, screenwriter |
Spouse | Joshua Hoffs |
Children | 3, including Susanna Hoffs |
Tamar Simon Hoffs (
Life and career
Hoffs was born in
After moving to Los Angeles, Hoffs entered the filmmaking profession almost by accident, when actor friend Leonard Nimoy asked her to join the art department of his indie film, Deathwatch.[5] In 1974, she co-wrote Warner Brothers' Lepke,[6] starring Tony Curtis. Hoffs later wrote and produced Stony Island,[7] with Andrew Davis, an independent film about young R&B musicians in inner city Chicago. It screened at Sundance Film Festival, Deauville American Film Festival and at the Chicago International Film Festival, where it won the coveted Lincoln Award and commendation from Illinois Governor James R. Thompson.
In 1980, Hoffs was chosen to participate in the prestigious AFI
In 1987, Hoffs became the first woman to receive the triple director/writer/producer credit on a major studio feature film,
In 1989 Hoffs wrote, produced and directed the youth musical Rock n' Read, starring
In 2003 Hoffs wrote, directed and produced Red Roses and Petrol, a feature based on the stage play of the same name by Joseph O'Connor, starring Malcolm McDowell and Max Beesley. Her next feature, Pound of Flesh,[10] starring Malcolm McDowell and Angus Macfadyen, was released in 2010.[11]
Hoffs has also directed and produced numerous music videos, notably The Bangles' "Going Down to Liverpool" and "If She Knew What She Wants" (Columbia Records, 1984). On the stage, Hoffs directed the play Ghost Music, starring Pam Grier and Nick Cassavetes (Beyond Baroque Theater,[12] 1984).
Hoffs is a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America West, and the Alliance of Women Directors.[13]
Personal life
She is married to Joshua Allen Hoffs, M.D., and has three children, John, Jesse, and Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles.
Filmography
- Pound of Flesh (writer, director, producer), 2009
- Red Roses and Petrol (writer, director, producer), 2003
- Horrible Histories (TV series) (producer), 25 episodes, 2001–2002
- Rock & Read (writer, director, producer), 1989
- The Allnighter (writer, director), 1987
- The Bangles music video "If She Knew What She Wants" (producer), 1986
- Stand Alone (associate producer), 1985
- The Bangles music video "Going Down to Liverpool" (director), 1984
- The Haircut (writer, director), 1982
- Stony Island (writer, producer), 1978
- At Home with Shields and Yarnell (associate producer), 1978
- Lepke (writer), 1975
References
- ^ "Matthew Simon Obituary". 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Special to The New York Times. (February 28, 1957). "TAMAR SIMON ENGAGED - She Is Fiancee of Joshua A. Hoffs, A Medical Student - Article - NYTimes.com". Select.nytimes.com. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ "Simon, Kelsey H". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ a b "The Hollywood Interview: Tamar Simon Hoffs: The Hollywood Interview". Thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ "Deathwatch". June 27, 1967. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018 – via IMDb.
- ^ "Lepke". February 10, 1975. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2018 – via IMDb.
- ^ "Stony Island". November 17, 1978. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2018 – via IMDb.
- ^ "The Haircut". Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2018 – via IMDb.
- ^ "WebCite query result". www.webcitation.org. Archived from the original on August 10, 2009.
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: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Pound of Flesh". September 19, 2010. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2018 – via IMDb.
- ^ "Pound of Flesh (2010) - IMDb". Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2018 – via m.imdb.com.
- ^ "Beyond Baroque Homepage". Beyondbaroque.org. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ "Vision Focus Action". Alliance of Women Directors. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Tamar Simon Hoffs at IMDb
- Official "Red Roses and Petrol" Webpage
- McCarthy, Sean (July–August 2004), "Mother of All Inventions", Film Ireland, pp. 28–30
- Simon, Alex (June 2008), Venice Magazine, Volume XX
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(help) - Variety: Hoffs wins Prix Tournage, Avignon Film Festival