Robert Greenhut
Robert N. Greenhut (born December 15, 1941 in New York ) is an American film producer .
Live and act
Greenhut studied music at the University of Miami before switching to film at the age of 25. His first notable job was assistant production on Arthur Hiller's comedy The Tiger Makes Out . In the following six years he worked his way up to production manager via the duties of production manager and assistant director. In the latter capacity, Greenhut was involved in such weighty productions as the biography Lenny with Dustin Hoffman and the crime thriller Hundstage with Al Pacino .
In 1975 he met the New York filmmaker Woody Allen , with whom he would henceforth have an intensive film partnership lasting two decades. In the McCarthy-era drama The Straw Man , one of the few films in which Allen was exclusively in front of the camera, both collaborated for the first time. Robert Greenhut, along with fellow producer Charles H. Joffe and Jack Rollins , was responsible for the production of a considerable number of Allen's great audiences, including Der Stadtneurotiker , Manhattan and Hannah and their sisters .
In between, Greenhut was also involved in the production of films by other directors; including especially works by Mike Nichols . He also produced Miloš Forman's musical adaptation Hair , the melancholy comedy Arthur - No Child of Sadness , Martin Scorsese's King of Comedy and a number of Penny Marshall productions.
Awards
At the Academy Awards in 1987 , Greenhut was nominated with Hannah and her sisters in the category of Best Picture .
In 1989 he received the Crystal Apple Award from the New York Mayor's Film Office in recognition of his contribution to New York's film landscape. In the same year he received the Eastman Kodak Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Private
Greenhut is married to Christie's auction coordinator, Ellen F. Greenhut, who is two years his junior . The wedding of their daughter Caryn Eileen Greenhut in June 2005 was a social event reported in the New York Times .
Web links
- Robert Greenhut in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Remarks
- ↑ according to the film archive Kay Less
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/26/fashion/weddings/26gree.html
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Greenhut, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Greenhut, Robert N. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |