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Michael Gruskoff

b. 1935

American film producer

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About Michael Gruskoff

Born 1935. Michael Gruskoff is an American film producer and producer.

Michael Gruskoff is an American film producer.

Life and career Born to a Jewish family, Gruskoff started his career in the New York mailroom of the William Morris Agency, and then took a job with Creative Management Associates, where he represented Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Robert Redford, Natalie Wood, Faye Dunaway, James Coburn, Steve McQueen, Peter Sellers, Al Ruddy, and Irwin Winkler. Although Ned Tanen of Universal Pictures asked him to set up and run an independent film division, he instead accepted a three picture production contract. Working with Douglas Trumbull, Michael Cimino, Sam Shepard, and Steven Bochco, he independently developed three low budget scripts: The Last Movie, Silent Running, and Conquering Horse, a Sioux language script which never made it to film but was the precursor to Dances with Wolves.

Gruskoff won a Cesar Award for the film Quest for Fire.

Filmography

Producer Silent Running (1972) Young Frankenstein (1974) Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975) Lucky Lady (1975) Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) My Favorite Year (1982) Until September (1984) Love at Stake (1987) Article 99 (1992) Prelude to a Kiss (1992) Puss 'n Boots (2006)

Executive Producer The Last Movie (1971) Quest for Fire (1981) Pink Cadillac (1989) Vivaldi (2006)

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Who is Michael Gruskoff?

American film producer

When was Michael Gruskoff born?

Michael Gruskoff was born on 27 August 1935.

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Michael Gruskoff is a film producer and producer.

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Michael Gruskoff is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Michael Gruskoff

· Wikidata: Q3308227

· DBpedia: Michael Gruskoff

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