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.
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 ...
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 · 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 "died in his ...
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 ...
- December 31, 1978
- John Kemeny
Dec 31, 1978 · Ice Castles: Directed by Donald Wrye. With Robby Benson, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Colleen Dewhurst, Tom Skerritt. An inexperienced yet naturally gifted ice skater makes a spectacular debut in the skating world before encountering an event that could possibly derail her hopes and dreams.
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 ...
