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Tom Thayer Biography

Birth Name:Tom Thayer

Profession Producer, Director

Fast Facts

  • Won the 2008 Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
  • Was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2007 for his work on "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee․"
  • Frequently produces programs that are adapted from literary works
  • Often collaborates on film projects with screenwriter John J․ McLaughlin
  • In 1997, he helped found the production company Traveler's Rest Films
  • Once served as the President of MCA Television Entertainment
  • Spent almost ten years trying to develop the film "Hitchcock․"

Awards

  • 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Made for Television Movie: winner
  • 2008PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: winner
  • 2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries: nominated