David de Vries
Birth Name:
David de Vries
Profession
Director, Writer, Producer
Fast Facts
- Served in the U․S․ Navy as a public affairs officer, working at the Pentagon from 1965 to 1969
- Was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary in 2001
- Won a CINE Special Jury Award for Best Historical Documentary for "T․R․: An American Lion" in 2003
- Graduated from the University of Nebraska with a degree in History in 1965
- Directed, wrote, and produced his first documentary film, "Treasure!," in 1998
- Got his start as a director on the TV series "Class of '96" in 1993, when he directed the episode "Breaking Up Is Hard to Overdue․"
- Quote: "I'm still curious․ I love telling stories on film․ The ability to combine pictures and words and music and editing and sound effects and actors to make these subjects come to life for an audience is very exciting․"
- Best known as a documentary writer and director who worked on "Life After People" and "Countdown to Armageddon․"