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Gil Friesen(1937-2012)

  • Producer
  • Production Department
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Gil Friesen was born on 19 March 1937 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was a producer, known for Better Off Dead (1985), The Breakfast Club (1985) and 20 Feet from Stardom (2013). He was married to Janet. He died on 13 December 2012 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 19, 1937
DiedDecember 13, 2012(75)
BornMarch 19, 1937
DiedDecember 13, 2012(75)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

John Cusack, Curtis Armstrong, Diane Franklin, Yuji Okumoto, Dan Schneider, and Amanda Wyss in Better Off Dead (1985)
Better Off Dead
7.1
  • Producer
  • 1985
Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Anthony Michael Hall in The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Breakfast Club
7.8
  • Producer
  • 1985
20 Feet from Stardom (2013)
20 Feet from Stardom
7.4
  • Producer
  • 2013
The Beast of War (1988)
The Beast of War
7.3
  • Producer
  • 1988

Credits

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Producer

  • 20 Feet from Stardom (2013)
    20 Feet from Stardom
    7.4
    • producer
    • 2013
  • Vincent D'Onofrio, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Juliette Lewis, Peter Berg, Peter Coyote, Noah Wyle, and Cindy Pickett in Crooked Hearts (1991)
    Crooked Hearts
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1991
  • Paul Newman and Lolita Davidovich in Blaze (1989)
    Blaze
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1989
  • Madeleine Stowe, Lesley Ann Warren, Mark Harmon, and Maria Holvoe in Worth Winning (1989)
    Worth Winning
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1989
  • The Beast of War (1988)
    The Beast of War
    7.3
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • John Cusack, Demi Moore, Grenville Cuyler, Joel Murray, Tom Villard, and Linda Warren in One Crazy Summer (1986)
    One Crazy Summer
    6.4
    • executive producer
    • 1986
  • John Cusack, Curtis Armstrong, Diane Franklin, Yuji Okumoto, Dan Schneider, and Amanda Wyss in Better Off Dead (1985)
    Better Off Dead
    7.1
    • executive producer
    • 1985
  • Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Anthony Michael Hall in The Breakfast Club (1985)
    The Breakfast Club
    7.8
    • executive producer
    • 1985
  • Love It or Leave It
    • executive producer
    • 1971

Production Department

  • Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1971)
    Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen
    7.5
    • production coordinator: A&M
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 19, 1937
    • Pasadena, California, USA
  • Died
    • December 13, 2012
    • Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA(leukemia)
  • Spouses
      ?(1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His last film project, a documentary about backup singers entitled "20 Feet from Stardom (2013)", is scheduled to open at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah in January 17th, 2013.

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