Tricia Brock

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Tricia Brock (* 1950 in Missouri ) is an American director and screenwriter for film and television. She became internationally known for the movie Killer Diller , and since 2005 she has directed episodes for numerous well-known series, including television, as a director. a. for Saving Grace , The Walking Dead or Mozart in the Jungle .

life and career

Tricia Brock was born to Patricia (Patty) Brock (1929–2012) and Allan Brock (1927–2008). Tricia Brock grew up in the south of Missouri. She attended high school in Columbia , where she graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in journalism. Early in her career from 1980 to 1990, Brock was in the advertising industry in New York after raising money for a documentary called Rush , which was shown at the New York Film Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe . Then she got the opportunity as a scriptwriter for series like at the beginning of the 1990s, Twin Peaks and Knots Landing to work. In 2002 she directed The Car Kid, her first short film. She had acquired the film rights to Killer Diller from author Clyde Edgerton early on , which she finally brought to the big screen in 2004 with the cast of Lucas Black , William Lee Scott and Fred Willard . Since 2005, Tricia Brock has also directed the episodes of numerous well-known television series. Including episodes from series such as 30 Rock , Taras Welten , White Collar , The Walking Dead or Community .

Tricia Brock, who has been married since 1979, has a daughter named Cleo. Her brother is the renowned photographer Trel Brock.

Awards (selection)

  • 2004: Honored at the Heartland International Film Festival with the Crystal Heart Award for the film Killer Diller
  • 2012: Received the Gracie Allen Award in the category Outstanding Director - Entertainment for the episode Gracie in the series 30 Rock

Filmography (selection)

Director

script

production

  • 1980: Rush (documentary)
  • 2002: Due East (TV movie) (documentary)
  • 2020: Dummy (TV short film series, 10 episodes)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Killer Diller , authors, Tricia Brock; William Lee Scott; Lucas Black; Fred Willard; Mary Kay Place, United States, Marvista Entertainment, Distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, 2008, OCLC 179927475 (English)
  2. ↑ Patricia (Patty) Brock's obituary notice. Retrieved June 26, 2020. (English)
  3. ↑ Interview with Tricia Brock. Retrieved June 26, 2020. (English)
  4. ↑ On the production of Killer Diller. Retrieved June 26, 2020. (English)
  5. ^ Website of photographer Trel Brock. Retrieved June 26, 2020. (English)
personal data
SURNAME Brock, Tricia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Missouri , USA