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Bert Schneider
Bert Schneider
Born	Berton Schneider; May 5, 1933; New York City, New York, United States
Died	December 12, 2011 (aged 78); Los Angeles, California, United States
Cause of death	Natural causes
Alma mater	Cornell University
Spouse(s)	Judith (divorced); three subesquent marriages
Children	Two (with Judith)
Parent	Abraham Schneider
Relatives	Harold Schneider (brother)

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Berton "Bert" Schneider (May 5, 1933– December 12, 2011) was an American film and television producer.

He was responsible for several important and topical films of the late 1960s and early 1970s,^[1] including the road film Easy Rider (1969), directed by Dennis Hopper

Early life and education

He was born Berton Schneider New York City, New York,^[2] the son of one-time Columbia Pictures president Abraham Schneider.

The younger Schneider tended toward the rebellious politics of the day. Briefly a student at Cornell University, located in Ithaca, New York, he was expelled.^[3]^[4]

His brother, Harold Schneider, would become a film producer as well.

Career

In the early 1960s, he worked for Screen Gems, Columbia's television division. In 1965, Schneider formed a partnership with the film director Bob Rafelson, creating Raybert Productions. The duo brought to television The Monkees (1966–1968), a situation comedy about a fictional rock band (who became a real group, The Monkees, to meet public demand, and their own aspirations).

The success of The Monkees allowed Schneider and Rafelson to break into feature films, first with the counterculture film Head (1968), starring The Monkees, directed by Rafelson and featuring a screenplay co-written Rafelson and Jack Nicholson. The film bombed in its initial release, with Monkees fans disappointed that the disjointed, stream-of-consciousness ring of stories was not just an expanded episode, and "hipper" audiences staying away in droves. A retrospective showing in 1973 helped turn critical opinion around, and today Head is largely praised and enjoyed as a 1960s period piece.^{[citation needed]}

They had their first major success with Easy Rider, which ushered in the era of New Hollywood. Then followed with the drama film Five Easy Pieces (1970), which Rafelson directed.

Following Five Easy Pieces, Schneider and Rafelson added a partner, Stephen Blauner, and Raybert turned into BBS Productions.

They subsequently made a series of films, including the drama films The Last Picture Show (1971), directed by Peter Bogdanovich; The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), directed by Rafelson.

Awards

In 1975, Schneider received an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for producing Hearts and Minds (1974), a documentary film about the Vietnam War, directed by Peter Davis.^[5]

Private life and death

Schneider was married and divorced from his first wife, Judith, with whom he had two children, Jeff and Audrey, and later married three more times.^{[citation needed]}

Death

He died of natural causes, aged 78, in Los Angeles, California. He was survived by his son and daughter.^[6]^[7]^[8]

In popular culture

Peter Fonda based his character, Terry Valentine, in the crime film The Limey (1999) partly on Schneider, according to Fonda's interview on the film's DVD.

Filmography and television work

Year	Title	Genre	Notes
1966–1968	The Monkees	television situation comedy
1968	Head
1969	Easy Rider	road film	producer
1970	Five Easy Pieces	drama film
1971	The Last Picture Show	drama film
1972	The King of Marvin Gardens	drama film
1974	Hearts and Minds	documentary film

References

^ [1]. Los Angeles Times.
^ [2]. The Miami Herald.
^ [3]. The Guardian.
^ [4].
^ [5]. The New York Times.
^ "Bert Schneider, Producer of Counterculture Classics, Died at 78". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ [6].
^ [7]. The Daily Telegraph.

External links

Bert Schneider at IMDb

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[6] "Bert Schneider, Producer of Counterculture Classics, Died at 78". The Hollywood Reporter.

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[8] [7]. The Daily Telegraph.

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-'''Berton "Bert" Schneider''' (May 5, 1933 &ndash; December 12, 2011) was an [[Americans|American]] [[movie producer]], responsible for several important and topical films of the late 1960s and early 1970s.<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/14/local/la-me-bert-schneider-20111214</ref> Born in [[New York City]],<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/13/2545323_p2/bert-schneider-producer-of-easy.html]</ref> he was the son of onetime [[Columbia Pictures]] president Abraham Schneider. The younger Schneider tended toward the rebellious politics of the day. Briefly a student at [[Cornell University]], he was expelled.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/dec/14/bert-schneider</ref><ref>http://www.deadline.com/2011/12/bert-schneider-dead-producer-of-easy-rider-five-easy-pieces-the-last-picture-show/</ref>
+{{refimprove|biographical article|date=January 2012}}
-In the early 1960s, he worked for [[Screen Gems]], Columbia's television division. In 1965, Schneider formed a partnership with [[Bob Rafelson]] creating [[Raybert Productions]] with the director. It was Schneider and Rafelson who brought ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'', a [[situation comedy]] about a fictional [[rock band]] (who became a real group to meet public demand, and their own aspirations), to network television, in 1966.
+{{Infobox person
-The success of the Monkees allowed Schneider and Rafelson to break into feature films, first with the [[counterculture]] film ''[[Head (film)|Head]]'' (1968), starring The Monkees and featuring a screenplay cowritten by [[Jack Nicholson]]. Unfortunately, the movie bombed in its initial release, with Monkees fans disappointed that the disjointed, [[Stream of consciousness writing|stream-of-consciousness]] ring of stories wasn't just an expanded episode, and 'hipper' audiences staying away in droves. A retrospective showing in 1973 helped turn critical opinion around, and today ''Head'' is largely praised and enjoyed as a Sixties [[period piece]].
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+'''Berton "Bert" Schneider''' (May 5, 1933{{ndash}} December 12, 2011) was an American [[film producer|film]] and [[television producer]].
-They had their first major success with ''[[Easy Rider]]'' (1969), which ushered in the era of [[New Hollywood]], then followed it up with ''[[Five Easy Pieces]]'' (1970), which Rafelson directed. Schneider and Rafelson added a partner, [[Stephen Blauner]], and Raybert turned into [[BBS Productions]]. They subsequently made a series of significant films, including [[Peter Bogdanovich]]'s ''[[The Last Picture Show]]'' (1971) and Rafelson's ''[[The King of Marvin Gardens]]'' (1972). In 1975, Schneider gained a Best Documentary [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] for producing ''[[Hearts and Minds (film)|Hearts and Minds]]'' (1974).<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/movies/bert-schneider-producer-of-easy-rider-dies-at-78.html</ref>
+He was responsible for several important and topical films of the late 1960s and early 1970s,<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/14/local/la-me-bert-schneider-20111214].  ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.</ref> including the [[road movie|road film]] ''[[Easy Rider]]'' (1969), directed by [[Dennis Hopper]]''
-[[Peter Fonda]] based his character Terry Valentine in [[The Limey]] partly on Schneider, according to Fonda's interview on the DVD.
+==Early life and education==
+He was born '''Berton Schneider''' [[New York City]], [[New York]],<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/13/2545323_p2/bert-schneider-producer-of-easy.html]. ''[[The Miami Herald]]''.</ref> the son of one-time [[Columbia Pictures]] president [[Abraham Schneider]].
+The younger Schneider tended toward the rebellious politics of the day. Briefly a student at [[Cornell University]], located in [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]], New York, he was expelled.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/dec/14/bert-schneider].  ''[[The Guardian]]''.</ref><ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2011/12/bert-schneider-dead-producer-of-easy-rider-five-easy-pieces-the-last-picture-show/].</ref>
+His brother, [[Harold Schneider (producer)|Harold Schneider]], would become a film producer as well.
+==Career==
+In the early 1960s, he worked for [[Screen Gems]], Columbia's television division. In 1965, Schneider formed a partnership with the [[film director]] [[Bob Rafelson]], creating [[Raybert Productions]]. The duo brought to television ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'' (1966&ndash;1968), a [[situation comedy]] about a fictional [[rock band]] (who became a real group, [[The Monkees]], to meet public demand, and their own aspirations).
+The success of ''The Monkees'' allowed Schneider and Rafelson to break into feature films, first with the [[counterculture]] film ''[[Head (film)|Head]]'' (1968), starring The Monkees, directed by Rafelson and featuring a screenplay co-written Rafelson and [[Jack Nicholson]]. The film bombed in its initial release, with Monkees fans disappointed that the disjointed, [[Stream of consciousness writing|stream-of-consciousness]] ring of stories was not just an expanded episode, and "hipper" audiences staying away in droves. A retrospective showing in 1973 helped turn critical opinion around, and {{cn-span|today ''Head'' is largely praised and enjoyed as a 1960s [[period piece]].|date=January 2012}}
+They had their first major success with ''Easy Rider'', which ushered in the era of [[New Hollywood]].  Then followed with the [[drama film]] ''[[Five Easy Pieces]]'' (1970), which Rafelson directed.
+Following ''Five Easy Pieces'', Schneider and Rafelson added a partner, [[Stephen Blauner]], and Raybert turned into [[BBS Productions]].
+They subsequently made a series of films, including the drama films ''[[The Last Picture Show]]'' (1971), directed by [[Peter Bogdanovich]]; ''[[The King of Marvin Gardens]]'' (1972), directed by Rafelson.
+===Awards===
+In 1975, Schneider received an [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature]] for producing ''[[Hearts and Minds (film)|Hearts and Minds]]'' (1974), a [[documentary film]] about the [[Vietnam War]], directed by [[Peter Davis (director)|Peter Davis]].<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/movies/bert-schneider-producer-of-easy-rider-dies-at-78.html].  ''[[The New York Times]]''.</ref>
 ==Private life and death==
-Schneider was married and divorced from his first wife, Judith, with whom he had two children, Jeff and Audrey, and later married three more times. Bert's brother was the late film producer Harold Schneider.
+{{cn-span|Schneider was married and divorced from his first wife, Judith, with whom he had two children, Jeff and Audrey, and later married three more times.|date=January 2012}}
+===Death===
-He died of natural causes aged 78 in Los Angeles on December 12, 2011. He is survived by his son and daughter.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bert-schneider-producer-counterculture-film-272956 Bert Schneider, producer of counterculture classics, died at 78]</ref><ref>http://articles.boston.com/2011-12-15/news/30521310_1_easy-rider-biker-film-hearts-and-minds</ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/8957007/Bert-Schneider.html</ref>
+He died of natural causes, aged 78, in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. He was survived by his son and daughter.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bert-schneider-producer-counterculture-film-272956 "Bert Schneider, Producer of Counterculture Classics, Died at 78"].  ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.</ref><ref>[http://articles.boston.com/2011-12-15/news/30521310_1_easy-rider-biker-film-hearts-and-minds].</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/8957007/Bert-Schneider.html].  ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''.</ref>
+==In popular culture==
+[[Peter Fonda]] based his character, Terry Valentine, in the [[crime film]] ''[[The Limey]]'' (1999) partly on Schneider, according to Fonda's interview on the film's DVD.
+==Filmography and television work==
+{{inc-film|date=January 2012}}
+{{inc-tv|date=January 2012}}
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+! Year
+! Title
+! Genre
+! class="unsortable" | Notes
+|-
+| 1966&ndash;1968 || ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'' || television [[situation comedy]] ||
+|-
+| 1968 || ''[[Head (film)|Head]]'' || ||
+|-
+| 1969 || ''[[Easy Rider]]'' || [[road movie|road film]] || producer
+|-
+| 1970 || ''[[Five Easy Pieces]]'' || [[drama film]] ||
+|-
+| 1971 || ''[[The Last Picture Show]]'' || [[drama film]] ||
+|-
+| 1972 || ''[[The King of Marvin Gardens]]'' || [[drama film]] ||
+|-
+| 1974 || ''[[Hearts and Minds (film)|Hearts and Minds]]'' ||[[documentary film]] ||
+|}
+==See also==
+{{portal|Biography|Film|Television in the United States}}
+{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
+*[[List of Cornell University alumni]]
+*[[List of film producers]]
+*[[List of people from Los Angeles]]
+*[[List of people from New York City]]
+*[[List of television producers]]
+{{div col end}}
+{{clear}}
 ==References==
+{{cleanup-link rot|date=January 2012}}
-{{reflist}}
+{{reflist|30em}}
 ==External links==
-* {{IMDb name|id=0773721|name=Bert Schneider}}
+* {{IMDb name|0773721}}
 {{The Monkees}}
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