Donald Wrye

Birth Name:

Donald Malcolm Wrye

Birth Place:

Riverside, California, United States

Profession

Director, Producer, Writer, Camera department

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

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