Gilbert Cates

TV Producer

1934 – 2011

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Who was Gilbert Cates?

Gilbert “Gil” Cates, born Gilbert Katz, was an Award winning American film director and television producer, director of the Geffen Playhouse, and founding dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Between 1990 and 2008, he produced the Academy Awards telecast 14 times.

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Born
Jun 6, 1934
The Bronx
Also known as
  • Gilbert “Gil” Cates
  • Gilbert Katz
  • Gilbert Lewis Katz
  • Alan Smithee
  • Gil Cates
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Syracuse University
Lived in
  • New York City
Died
Oct 31, 2011
Los Angeles

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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