Ice Castles
1978
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Donald Wrye (September 24, 1934 – May 15, 2015) was an American director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing the 1978 film Ice Castles . He died on May 15, 2015, at his home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania .
- Film director, screenwriter, producer
- September 24, 1934, Riverside, California, U.S.
- 1966–2015
- May 15, 2015 (aged 80), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Donald Wrye (1934-2015) Donald Wrye. Donald Wrye attended UCLA and while there began his directing with an unknown short film. He subsequently wrote and directed short documentaries before proceeding as a major director. He first worked for the U.S, government. He was well respected at UCLA studying in the Theater Arts department as he ...
- January 1, 1
- Riverside, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
May 21, 2015 · Donald Wrye, who wrote and directed the 1978 figure-skating romantic drama Ice Castles, starring Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby Benson, has died. He was 80. Wrye, who received Oscar nominations for ...
May 21, 2015 · Getty Images. Director, writer and producer Donald Wrye, best known for the 1978 figure skating film “Ice Castles,” has died. He was 80. A relative posted a Facebook message confirming that he ...
Donald Wrye attended UCLA and while there began his directing with an unknown short film. He subsequently wrote and directed short documentaries before proceeding as a major director. He first worked for the U.S, government. He was well respected at UCLA studying in the Theater Arts department as he developed toward his career objectives.
Ice Castles is a 1978 American romantic drama film directed by Donald Wrye and starring Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby Benson. It is the story of Lexie Winston, a young figure skater, and her rise and fall from super stardom. Tragedy strikes when, following a freak accident, Lexie loses her sight, leaving her to hide away in the privacy of her ...
Donald Wrye was a writer, director and producer best known for his work on the 1978 romantic drama Ice Castles, about a young figure skater whose dreams are dashed after a tragic accident. He also wrote and directed the 2010 remake. Additionally, Wrye was a two-time Oscar nominee for producing a pair of documentary shorts: 1969’s An ...
