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Apr 10, 1993 · Richard Schmiechen, a film producer who won an Academy Award in 1984 for the documentary "The Times of Harvey Milk," died on Wednesday at Midway Hospital. He was 45. The cause was AIDS, said...
Apr 10, 1993 · April 10, 1993 12 AM PT. Richard Schmiechen, who won an Academy Award for the best feature documentary of 1984, “The Times of Harvey Milk,” has died at age 45. Schmiechen died Wednesday at...
May 22, 2020 · And the community of fellow makers—my collaborators—who were just as committed as I was: producer Richard Schmiechen, a man whose incredible moral and ethical compass kept me and our project on track, who died of AIDS a mere eight years after our film premiered; cinematographer Frances Reid who started working with me before we had any ...
The Times of Harvey Milk is a 1984 American documentary film that premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, and then on November 1, 1984, at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. The film was directed by Rob Epstein, produced by Richard Schmiechen, and narrated by Harvey Fierstein, with an original score by Mark Isham.
- $29,802
- Rob Epstein
- Richard Schmiechen, Rob Epstein
- Mark Isham
Richard Schmiechen was born on 10 July 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a producer and director, known for The Times of Harvey Milk (1984), Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker (1992) and Roseland (1977). He died on 7 April 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Producer, Director, Cinematographer
- July 10, 1947
- Richard Schmiechen
- April 7, 1993
Mar 22, 2011 · Mar 22, 2011. I n 1985, deep into the twelve-year reign of the Reagan-Bush administration, Rob Epstein mounted a Hollywood stage with Richard Schmiechen, both men resplendent in tuxedos. Epstein was only twenty-nine years old.
Mar 22, 2011 · The Oscar-winning The Times of Harvey Milk, directed by Robert Epstein and produced by Richard Schmiechen, was as groundbreaking as its subject. One of the first feature documentaries to address gay life in America, it’s a work of advocacy itself, bringing Milk’s message of hope and equality to a wider audience.
