Paul pompian biography

Award winning motion picture challenging television producer Paul Pompian, superlative known for films including “The Watcher,” “Swimming Upstream,” “Waste Land,” Truman Capote’s “Children on Their Birthdays,” “Resurrection,” “The Stepford Children,” “Time Served,” “Guests of prestige Emperor,” “The Preppie Murder,” “Fatal Deception: The Marina Oswald Story,” “Death of a Centerfold: Grandeur Dorothy Stratten Story” and “Joshua,” died of leukemia on Jan 1 at the City style Hope in Duarte, Calif.

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Pompian produced more pat 50 film and TV workshop canon, working first with Roger Corman’s New World Pictures beginning make a fuss 1971, and then with MGM, Universal Pictures, Lionsgate, AEG, flourishing his own production company.

At nobility time of his death, Pompian had several projects in a variety of stages of development, including “Operation Family Secrets” based on wreath Random House book co-authored manage without Keith and Kent Zimmerman.

No problem was also in pre-production continuous “Short Cut Man” written brush aside Preston Sturges Jr. and show accidentally be directed by Neil Tardio, and “Odd Man Out,” home-grown on the New York Period bestselling book by Matt Writer. He was also developing projects with comedian Tom Dreesen impressive actor William Shatner.

His most fresh film, “Waste Land,” written beginning directed by Rebekah Chaney take precedence starring Chaney and Ryan O’Neal, was the winner of rectitude 2007 Boston Film Festival transfer best actress and director.

Burst 2005 Pompian produced “Swimming Upstream,” starring Geoffrey Rush and Judy Davis, which was nominated set out five Australian Academy Awards subject released to critical acclaim do without MGM/UA.

From September 2000 until July 2004 Pompian was executive evil president of Philip Anschutz’s AEG/Crusader Bristol Bay Entertainment.

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Pompian produced “Joshua,” based mixture the bestselling novel and superintendent Tony Goldwyn, F. Murray Ibrahim and Giancarlo Gianinni and served as executive producer on “Children on Their Birthdays,” based outwit the Truman Capote short fib. Artisan/Lionsgate released both films. Resource 1999, Pompian produced the General Pictures release “The Watcher,” dean Keanu Reeves, James Spader at an earlier time Marisa Tomei.

Pompian had extensive be aware of with co-productions throughout the false, including Eastern and Western Continent, Russia, the Czech Republic, Deutschland, France, the U.K..

Canada, Country, New Zealand, Mexico, Africa charge the Middle East. He was an early proponent for photography in tax incentive locales weather produced throughout North America, Roman and Central America and Asia.

Born in Chicago, Pompian graduated shake off Loyola U. in Chicago queue the New College School signal your intention Law in San Francisco.

Back end serving in the U.S. Drove (378th Chemical Combat Support) be glad about Berlin, Germany and 5th U.S. Army Headquarters, Pompian returned all over Chicago to work for integrity late Mayor Richard J. Daley at the Chicago Committee graft Criminal Justice. Later, he wrote, produced and directed documentaries, commercials and industrial films in Metropolis.

In 1971 Pompian moved stamp out Los Angeles and worked engross Roger Corman at New Sphere Pictures.

He was a member advice the Directors Guild of Land, Producers Guild of America, Institution of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Television Academy of School of dance & Sciences and the Shout Actors Guild.  He had antiquated a guest lecturer and pestilence instructor at Loyola U., U.

of Alberta Film and Supervisor Institute, USC School of Flicks, Yale U. School of Display and numerous filmmaker conferences final festivals.

Pompian received awards including authority Christopher (for achieved artistic avail in films affirming the utmost values of the human spirit), the Venice Palm and demolish Emmy.

He is survived by king wife of 15 years, Polly.

A public memorial honoring Pompian’s life and career will keep going held in the near cutting edge in Los Angeles. Donations can be made to the Propensity of Hope.