Name George Hickenlooper Role Filmmaker | Children Charles Hickenlooper Books Reel conversations | |
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Full Name George Loening Hickenlooper III Occupation Producer, Film director, Writer Spouse Suzanne Hickenlooper (m. ?–2010) Movies Factory Girl, Casino Jack, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmma, The Man from Elysian Fi, Mayor of the Sunset Strip Similar People Jack Abramoff, Eleanor Coppola, Guy Pearce, Barry Pepper, Norman Snider | ||
Hearts of darkness a filmmaker s apocalypse fax bahr and george hickenlooper 1991
George Loening Hickenlooper III (May 25, 1963 – October 29, 2010) was an American narrative and documentary filmmaker.
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- Hearts of darkness a filmmaker s apocalypse fax bahr and george hickenlooper 1991
- Kevin spacey pays tribute to director george hickenlooper at afi fest 2010 presented by audi
- Early life
- Career
- Death
- Filmography
- References
Kevin spacey pays tribute to director george hickenlooper at afi fest 2010 presented by audi
Early life
Hickenlooper was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Barbara Jo Wenger, a social worker and stage actress, and George Loening Hickenlooper, Jr., a teacher and playwright. He was also the grand nephew of British-born conductor Leopold Stokowski through marriage to his great aunt, pianist Olga Samaroff (whose birth name was Lucy Mary Agnes Hickenlooper).
He attended high school at St. Louis University High, where he was part of a group of teenage filmmakers he informally called the "Splicers".
After graduating from Yale University with a B.A. in History and Film Studies in 1986, Hickenlooper interned for the producer Roger Corman, and launched his directing career with Art, Acting, and the Suicide Chair: Dennis Hopper in 1988.
Career
His first feature-length documentary, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, explored the making of Apocalypse Now. It won several awards, including the National Board of Review award for "Best Documentary", an American Cinema Editors award for "Best Edited Documentary", two Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards for "Outstanding Individual Achievement – Informational Programming – Directing" and "Outstanding Individual Achievement – Informational Programming – Picture Editing", and the International Documentary Association award. Hickenlooper himself won an Emmy for direction.
George Hickenlooper's cousin, John Hickenlooper, made a cameo appearance as a fictional senator in George's 2010 film Casino Jack. John was the mayor of Denver at the time, and has since become the Governor of Colorado.
In addition to his films, Hickenlooper authored a book in 1991, Reel Conversations.
Death
Hickenlooper died in his sleep on October 29, 2010. Despite initial reports that Hickenlooper had suffered a heart attack, the coroner ruled that his death was the result of accidental painkiller overdose, combining oxymorphone with alcohol. Sleep apnea and a "moderately enlarged heart" were contributing factors. He is survived by his wife Suzanne, son Charles, a younger brother and his mother and father.