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Paul Aaron

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter | * 04/23/1943 (80) | Hoosick Falls (United States of America (USA))

Aaron has been creating successful productions since he began his professional career directing a national company of "The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie", starring Oscar-winning actress Kim Hunter. Later, he switched to filmmaking and made his debut in 1978, directing A Different Story, starring Perry King and Meg Foster. The film turned out to be a "cult classic." After years of directing films, he began producing his films in 1986.After finishing his education at Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont, he relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the show business. There, he became the Casting and New Programs Director for the Mark Taper Forum. (Named after the real estate developer Mark Taper, the Mark Taper forum in a 739-seat thrust stage at the Los Angeles Music Center designed by Welton Becket and Associates on the Bunker Hill section of Downtown Los Angeles.)Around at the same time, he founded an actor's workshop and directed several plays, including a critically acclaimed production of "The Three Penny Opera". He also worked in New York to direct the successful, off-Broadway rock musical hit, "Salvation", featuring, among others, Bette Midler, Barry Bostwick, and Joe Morton. He next moved to Broadway to direct the comedy "Paris Is Out", starring Sam Levene and Molly Picon, becoming the youngest director in Broadway history. After moving back to the West Coast, Aaron directed the revival of Paddy Chayefsky's, "The Tenth Man", starring Richard Dreyfuss. For his work, he was awarded the Los Angeles Drama Critic's Award as best director of the year.In 1979, he directed his second feature film titled A Force of One, an action-thriller starring Chuck Norris and Jennifer O'Neill, with a screenplay by Academy Award-winner Ernest Tidyman. Also in 1979, he directed the hit NBC TV movie The Miracle Worker, starring Patty Duke, Melissa Gilbert, and Diana Muldaur. For his work, he was nominated for "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Specials/Movies for TV/Actuality" at the 1980 Directors Guild of America Award. He also won the Director's prize from the Monte Carlo Film Festival, a Golden Globe nomination, and the Christopher Award. The film was nominated for four Emmys and won three, including one for Patty Duke as "Lead Actress in a Dramatic Special" and the Emmy as "Outstanding Dramatic Special" of the 1979-1980 season.In 1981, he directed CBS' TV movie Thin Ice (1981), starring Kate Jackson and Lillian Gish.In 1987, he directed the award-winning NBC television special, In Love and War (1987), the story of United States Navy vice admiral James Stockdale, which starred James Woods and Jane Alexander. The film was chosen by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the top five shows televised during the season.In 1992, Aaron sold the management division of his production company, "Elsboy Entertainment," to concentrate on writing and producing. In 1993, he co-wrote and co-produced with the three-hour HBO mini-series titled Laurel Avenue. Pulitzer prize-winning critic Tom Shales of the Washington Post called it "a golden moment in the history of television".

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Comedies

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Movies with Paul Aaron as Crew(17)

Writing/Story2016 Devi(L)
Production/Producer1999 In Too Deep
Writing/Writer1999 In Too Deep
Directing/Director1994 Untamed Love
Production/Co-Producer1991 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Directing/Director1988 Save the Dog!
Directing/Director1987 In Love and War
Directing/Director1987 Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
Directing/Director1985 Maxie
Directing/Director1984 When She Says No
Directing/Director1983 Deadly Force
Directing/Director1982 Maid in America
Directing/Director1981 Thin Ice
Writing/Story1980 The Octagon
Directing/Director1979 A Force of One
Directing/Director1979 The Miracle Worker
Directing/Director1978 A Different Story

TV Shows/Series with Paul Aaron as Crew(2)

Creator/Creator1995 Under One Roof
Writing/Writer1993 Laurel Avenue

Additional Information

Official websites:
Full Name: Paul Aaron
Born: Friday, 04/23 1943 (April) in Hoosick Falls (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 80 years + 340 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for Paul Aaron (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Alan Smithee"
Paul Aaron frequently works together with these people:
Ed Solomon (4x, Crew)
A. L. Vijay (4x, Crew)
Chris Matheson (4x, Crew)
Alan Belkin (3x, Crew)
Aaron Norris (3x, Crew)
Prabhu Deva (3x, Actor)
Michael Leone (3x, Crew)
Jane Alexander (2x, Actress)
Valerie Curtin (2x, Actress)
Dick Halligan (2x, Crew)
Thomas Carter (2x, Crew)
Ray Lykins (2x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:39088, Added: 05/14/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024