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Jon Boorstin

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Jon Boorstin was born on 5 April 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for All the President's Men (1976), Exploratorium (1974) and Dream Lover (1986).
BornApril 5, 1946
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in All the President's Men (1976)
    All the President's Men
    7.9
    • Producer
    • 1976
    Exploratorium (1974)
    Exploratorium
    6.3
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1974
    Kristy McNichol in Dream Lover (1986)
    Dream Lover
    4.7
    • Writer
    • 1986
    Ben Cross in Dark Shadows (1991)
    Dark Shadows
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Writer



    • Three Moons Over Milford (2006)
      Three Moons Over Milford
      6.1
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2006
    • Greece: Secrets of the Past (2006)
      Greece: Secrets of the Past
      7.1
      • written by
      • 2006
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2001
    • Jeannette Arndt in Forever and Ever (1997)
      Forever and Ever
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 1997
    • Michael Chiklis in The Commish (1991)
      The Commish
      7.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1995
    • Hawkeye (1994)
      Hawkeye
      7.8
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1994–1995
    • The Discoverers (1993)
      The Discoverers
      6.3
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 1993
    • Ben Cross in Dark Shadows (1991)
      Dark Shadows
      7.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1991
    • To the Limit (1989)
      To the Limit
      7.0
      Short
      • writer
      • 1989
    • Page Fletcher in The Hitchhiker (1983)
      The Hitchhiker
      6.7
      TV Series
      • teleplay by
      • 1987
    • Kristy McNichol in Dream Lover (1986)
      Dream Lover
      4.7
      • written by
      • 1986
    • Exploratorium (1974)
      Exploratorium
      6.3
      Short
      • writer
      • 1974

    Producer



    • Three Moons Over Milford (2006)
      Three Moons Over Milford
      6.1
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2006
    • Ben Cross in Dark Shadows (1991)
      Dark Shadows
      7.5
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1991
    • Kristy McNichol in Dream Lover (1986)
      Dream Lover
      4.7
      • producer
      • 1986
    • Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in All the President's Men (1976)
      All the President's Men
      7.9
      • associate producer
      • 1976
    • Exploratorium (1974)
      Exploratorium
      6.3
      Short
      • producer
      • 1974

    Director



    • The Discoverers (1993)
      The Discoverers
      6.3
      Short
      • co-director
      • 1993
    • Exploratorium (1974)
      Exploratorium
      6.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 1974

    Personal details

    • Born
      • April 5, 1946
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Parents
        Daniel J. Boorstin
    • Relatives
        Robert Leon Boorstin(Aunt or Uncle)
    • Other works
      Author of acclaimed, "The Hollywood Eye - What Makes Movies Work" (1990), HarperCollins New York, ISBN: 0-06-039113-8

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