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David S. Thompson

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David S. Thompson is known for Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015), Reporting America at War (2003) and The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo (2005).
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015)
    Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    Reporting America at War (2003)
    Reporting America at War
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Producer
    The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo (2005)
    The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Producer
    • 2005
    Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Additional Crew

    • The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
      The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
      8.8
      TV Mini Series
      • project director
      • 2014
    • The Address (2014)
      The Address
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • other crew
      • 2014
    • The Central Park Five (2012)
      The Central Park Five
      7.7
      • project director: WETA
      • 2012
    • Prohibition (2011)
      Prohibition
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • project director
      • 2011
    • Baseball (1994)
      Baseball
      9.2
      TV Mini Series
      • project director
      • 2010
    • The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
      The National Parks: America's Best Idea
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • project director
      • 2009
    • The War (2007)
      The War
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • project director
      • 2007
    • Frank Lloyd Wright in Frank Lloyd Wright (1998)
      Frank Lloyd Wright
      7.8
      • project director: WETA
      • 1998
    • Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)
      Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • project director
      • 1997
    • Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life (1997)
      Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life
      7.4
      • project director: WETA
      • 1997
    • The West (1996)
      The West
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • project director: for WETA
      • 1996
    • The Civil War (1990)
      The Civil War
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • project director
      • 1990

    Producer

    • Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015)
      Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • 17th Annual the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: Celebrating Jay Leno
      5.5
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • America in Primetime (2011)
      America in Primetime
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer: Weta
      • 2011
    • Fred Armisen, Tina Fey, and Seth Meyers in Tina Fey: The Mark Twain Prize (2010)
      Tina Fey: The Mark Twain Prize
      6.7
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • The Mark Twain Prize: Bill Cosby
      6.1
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • Benjamin Latrobe: America's First Architect
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • In Performance at the White House (1998)
      Stevie Wonder: In Performance at the White House - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize
      7.6
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • Medal of Honor (2008)
      Medal of Honor
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2008
    • The Mark Twain Prize: Neil Simon
      7.1
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2006
    • In Search of Myths and Heroes (2005)
      In Search of Myths and Heroes
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer: Weta
      • 2005
    • The Mark Twain Prize: Steve Martin
      7.4
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2005
    • The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo (2005)
      The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • executive producer: Weta
      • 2005
    • Reporting America at War (2003)
      Reporting America at War
      6.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2003
    • On Stage at the Kennedy Center: A Holiday Concert for the Troops with Marvin Hamlisch
      TV Special
      • co-executive producer
      • 2003

    Visual Effects

    • Carrier (2008)
      Carrier
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer: Weta
      • 2008

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