Donald Wrye

Donald Wrye (September 24, 1934 – May 15, 2015) was an American director, screenwriter and producer.

Wrye attended the UCLA, directing as his dissertation film in the Department of Theater Arts, Soba man, "A dramatization about a young nisei girl who meets an American boy who has been to Japan and was profoundly moved by bi his experiences there, telling of the effect of the boys experience upon both the boy and girl."

Wrye is best known for directing the 1978 film Ice Castles. He died on May 15, 2015, at his home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Wrye had his own film production company, SpyGaze Pictures.

Filmography TV documentary 1966: Destination Safety 1968: Men From Boys: The First Eight Weeks 1968: California

Documentary short

1962: Soba man, dissertation film at UCLA 1969: An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer, nominated for Best Documentary (Short Subject), a US Information Agency production 1969: California, sponsored by Bank of America 1970: The Well, as creative consultant writer, a US Information Agency production 1971: The Numbers Start with the River, nominated for Best Documentary (Short Subject)

TV movies 1973: The Man Who Could Talk to Kids 1974: Born Innocent 1975: Death Be Not Proud 1975: The Entertainer 1977: It Happened One Christmas 1981: Fire on the Mountain 1982: Divorce Wars: A Love Story 1983: The Face of Rage 1983: Heart of Steel 1990: 83 Hours 'Til Dawn 1991: Lucky Day 1991: Stranger in the Family 1993: Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back 1994: Ultimate Betrayal 1994: Separated by Murder 1995: A Family Divided 1995: Trail of Tears 1997: Not in This Town 1997: High Stakes 2000: Range of Motion 2000: A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle

Feature film 1978: Ice Castles 1981: The House of God

Direct-to-video 2010: Ice Castles

Miniseries 1987: Amerika