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Jan 5, 1977 · Tom Gries, a writer and film maker who directed the motion picture “Will Penny” and the television specials “QB VII” and “Helter Skelter,” died Monday, apparently of a heart attack, while...
Thomas S. "Tom" Gries (20 December 1922; Chicago, Illinois – 3 January 1977; Pacific Palisades, California) was an American TV and film director, writer and producer.
Credits (text only) 1963-1965 Combat! (TV Series) (3 episodes) 1959 Mustang! 1977 The Greatest (dedicatee: The director of 'The Greatest' passed away on January 3, 1977. This motion picture is dedicated to his memory)
Highest Rated: 87% Will Penny (1968) Lowest Rated: 20% The Greatest (1977) Birthday: Dec 20, 1922. Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA. Tom Gries got his start as a director during the golden...
Tom Gries | film director and screenwriter | Britannica. Contents. Tom Gries. film director and screenwriter. Learn about this topic in these articles: “Will Penny” In Will Penny. …an effective character study, and Tom Gries earned praise for his impressive direction and screenplay.
Oct 13, 2022 · By Erin Free. October 13, 2022. FilmInk salutes the work of directors who have never truly received the credit that they deserve. In this installment: “journeyman” Tom Gries, who directed the poetic western Will Penny. The late Tom Gries is one of many directors plastered with the vaguely pejorative term of “journeyman”, denoting a ...
Biography by AllMovie. A former Chicago newspaper reporter, Tom Gries came to Hollywood in the immediate postwar years as a talent agent. He entered films as a producer and scripter of both fictional and factual features, then spent several years writing TV scripts.
