Donald Wrye Biography

Fast Facts

• Won two Humanitas Prizes, one for the 1982 telefilm "Divorce Wars: A Love Story" and one for the 1991 TV movie "Lucky Day․"
• Attended the University of Arizona and later graduated from the film school at UCLA
• Best known as the writer and director of the 1978 figure skating film "Ice Castles․"
• Founded SpyGaze Pictures, Inc․ in 1995 and served as its president until his death․
• His films often featured themes involving a family crisis or struggling with social issues
• Directed the 2010 straight-to-DVD remake of "Ice Castles" that starred Taylor Firth and Rob Mayes
• Served on the documentary feature film committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences