Robert Guenette

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Full Name Robert Guenette Role Film producer Name Robert Guenette		Years active 1962–2001 Cause of death Brain tumor Children Mark Guenette

Born January 12, 1935 ( 1935-01-12 ) Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States Occupation film director, screenwriter, television producer Known for Documentaries (The Making of Star Wars, The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, Dinosaur!...) Board member of Robert Guenette ProductionsInternational Documentary Association Died October 31, 2003, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Francis Gudemann (m. ?–1994) Awards Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries Movies The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, Classic Creatures: Return of, The Making of Star Wars, The Mysterious Monsters, Dinosaur! Similar People David L Wolper, Marvin J Chomsky, Richard Schickel, George Lucas, Sid Ganis

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Robert Guenette (January 12, 1935, Holyoke, Massachusetts - October 31, 2003, Los Angeles, California) was an American film producer, screenwriter, film director, television director and television producer, recipient of the Directors Guild of America Award.

Guenette is considered as one of the first documentary directors to introduce the "newsreel style" in documentaries. He and his son, Mark, were co-founders of the International Documentary Association.

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Writer, cinema

The Defector (1966)

The Tree (1969)

The Mysterious Monsters (1975)

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981)

Director, cinema

The Tree (1969)

The Mysterious Monsters (1975)

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981)

Director, TV documentaries

Our War in Vietnam (1962)

National Geographic Specials (1965, TV series)

They've Killed President Lincoln! (1971)

Appointment with Destiny (1971-1973, TV series, Guenette directed 4 episodes out of a total of 7, and wrote 2)

The Plot to Murder Hitler (1971)

The Crucifixion of Jesus (1972)

Cortez and Montezuma: The Conquest of an Empire (1972)

Peary's Race for the North Pole (1973)

The World Turned Upside Down (1973)

Monsters! Mysteries or Myths? (1974)

The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena (1976)

The Making of Star Wars (1977)

Roots: One Year Later (1978)

The Hanna-Barbera Hall of Fame: Yabba-Dabba-Doo 2 (1979)

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983)

Dinosaur! (1985)

The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (1986)

Memories Then and Now (1988)

Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991)

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper (1991)

Crazy About the Movies: Ava Gardner (1992)

Orson Welles: What Went Wrong? (1992)

Celebration of a Life: Steven J. Ross Chairman of Time Warner (1993)

Golf: The Greatest Game (1994)

Heroes of the Game (1994)

Celebrate the Century (1999, TV mini-series documentary)

Legends, Icons and Superstars of the 20th Century: Five Pop Music Icons (2001)

Director, TV movies

Tears of Joy, Tears of Sorrow (1986)

Producer, TV movies

Victory at Entebbe (1976)

Producer, TV series

Winners (1978, as executive producer)

Nominees

1972: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts (for The Plot to Murder Hitler)

1978: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special (for the episode "I Can" from the series Winners)

1978: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special (for the episode "Journey Together" from the series Winners)

1982: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special (for Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark)

Won

1982: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary (for Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark)

2001: International Documentary Association Pioneer Award

References

Robert Guenette Wikipedia

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