Gilbert Cates

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Gilbert “Gil” Cates (born June 6, 1934) is an American film director and television producer. He is probably best known for producing the annual Academy Award shows. In September 2007, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that he would be producing the 80th Academy Awards, his 14th time. The awards took place on Sunday February 24, 2008. Cates directed a number of feature films including I Never Sang for My Father (1970) and Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973), Oh, God! Book II (1980) and The Last Married Couple in America (1980). Cates was born Gilbert Katz in New York City, the son of Nina (née Peltzman) and Nathan Katz, who was a dress manufacturer. There he attended DeWitt Clinton High School. He is the uncle of noted actress Phoebe Cates and a brother of the producer and director Joseph Cates, with whom he collaborated from time to time.

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All Directing Production

I Never Sang for My Father

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.5

38 votes

Release Date

Oct 18, 1970

56 years ago
The Last Married Couple in America

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

4.2

13 votes

Release Date

Apr 03, 1980

46 years ago
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.4

13 votes

Release Date

Oct 21, 1973

53 years ago
The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

5.9

7 votes

Release Date

Dec 03, 1979

47 years ago
In My Daughter's Name

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

6.2

4 votes

Release Date

May 10, 1992

34 years ago
A Death in the Family

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

4.7

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 25, 2002

24 years ago
To All My Friends on Shore

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

Feb 25, 1972

54 years ago
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

5.5

2 votes

Release Date

Dec 18, 1979

47 years ago
Dragonfly

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 1976

50 years ago
Country Gold

Department Production

Job Supervising Producer

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 23, 1982

44 years ago
The Kid From Nowhere

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

3.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 04, 1982

44 years ago
Child's Cry

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 09, 1986

40 years ago
Rings Around the World

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

0.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 06, 1967

59 years ago
Absolute Strangers

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 14, 1991

35 years ago
After the Fall

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 10, 1974

52 years ago
Have I Got a Christmas for You

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 1977

49 years ago
Stubby Pringle's Christmas

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 1978

48 years ago

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