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Feb 03, 1939 New York City, New York, United States Died on 02 Jul 2016 (aged 77)
American film director, screenwriter, producer and author
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About Michael Cimino
- Michael Cimino ( chi-MEE-noh; February 3, 1939 – July 2, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and author. Born in New York City, he graduated with a BA in graphic arts from Michigan State University in 1959 and a BFA and MFA from Yale University in 1961 and 1963 and began his career filming commercials.
- He moved to Los Angeles to take up screenwriting in 1971.
- After co-writing the script of Magnum Force and Silent Running he wrote the preliminary script Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.
- Clint Eastwood read the script and sent it to his personal production company, which allowed Cimino to direct the film.
- After its success, Cimino co-wrote, directed, and produced the 1978 Academy Award-winning film The Deer Hunter.
- His next film, Heaven's Gate (1980), proved to be a financial failure.
- Cimino directed four films after Heaven's Gate, and all failed commercially.
