William R. Ewing is an American director, producer, screenwriter and president of Every Tribe Entertainment and Bearing Fruit Entertainment.CBN.com
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Career

Ewing began his career as an actor then joined

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in 1986 and was named director of production services in 1987. He was promoted to Vice President in 1988 and later to Senior Vice President after Sony's acquisition of

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. He supervised production of over 100 films, including ''

A League of Their Own ''A League of Their Own'' is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Penny Marshall that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). The film stars Tom Hanks, Geena Dav ...

'', '' My Girl'', ''

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'', ''

In the Line of Fire ''In the Line of Fire'' is a 1993 American political action thriller film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich and Rene Russo. Written by Jeff Maguire, the film is about a disillusioned and obsessed former ...

'', ''

Little Women ''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Patriot'', ''

Charlie's Angels ''Charlie's Angels'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 22, 1976, to June 24, 1981, producing five seasons and 115 episodes. The series was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and was produced by Aa ...

'', etc. He served as Senior Vice President of Production and Administration for 15 years, with his final productions including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Stuart Little 2 ''Stuart Little 2'' is a 2002 American live action/computer-animated comedy film directed by Rob Minkoff and starring Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, and Jonathan Lipnicki, and the voices of Michael J. Fox as Stuart Little and Nathan Lane as Snowbell th ...

'', and ''

Men in Black II ''Men in Black II'' (stylized as ''MIIB'') is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld from a screenplay by Robert Gordon and Barry Fanaro. It is the second film in the original trilogy and a sequel to ''M ...

''. In 2001 he left Sony to found Every Tribe Entertainment and the non-profit Bearing Fruit Entertainment as organizations to brings the message of the Bible to life through media including films, documentaries,

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, radio and print

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and video.

Personal life

Bill Ewing lives in Los Angeles with his wife Susan McIver, and is the father of singer and actor

Blake McIver Ewing Blake McIver Ewing (born March 27, 1985), also known as Blake McIver and Blake Ewing, is an American actor and musician. He was known for playing Michelle's friend, Derek, on the sitcom ''Full House'', a role he reenacted on '' Fuller House''. ...

Filmography

*'' Hollywood on Fire'' 2009, himself *''

End of the Spear ''End of the Spear'' is a 2005 American biographical adventure drama film directed by Jim Hanon, written by Bill Ewing, Bart Gavigan and Hanon, and stars Louie Leonardo and Chad Allen. The film recounts the story of Operation Auca, in which five ...

'' 2005, producer & writer *''

Christmas Child ''Christmas Child'' is a 2004 American Christian film directed by William Ewing starring Steven Curtis Chapman. The film is based on " The Christmas Cross", a short story by Max Lucado repackaged in 2003 as ''The Christmas Child: A Story of Comin ...

'' 2003, director *''

Beyond the Gates of Splendor ''Beyond the Gates of Splendor'' (also ''Beyond the Gates'') is a documentary film that was released in 2004. It chronicles the events leading up to and following Operation Auca, an attempt to contact the Huaorani tribe of Ecuador in which five Ame ...

'' 2002, producer *''

Automan ''Automan'' is an American superhero television series produced by Glen A. Larson. It aired for 12 episodes (although 13 were made) on ABC between 1983 and 1984. It consciously emulates the stylistic trappings of the Walt Disney Pictures live-ac ...

'' 1984 TV, actor *''

WKRP in Cincinnati ''WKRP in Cincinnati'' is an American sitcom television series about the misadventures of the staff of a struggling fictional radio broadcasting, radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show was created by Hugh Wilson (director), Hugh Wilson ...

'' 1982 TV, actor *''

Meteor A meteoroid () is a small rocky or metallic body in outer space. Meteoroids are defined as objects significantly smaller than asteroids, ranging in size from grains to objects up to a meter wide. Objects smaller than this are classified as micr ...

'' 1979 cast coordinator *''

A Man Called Sloane ''A Man Called Sloane'' is an American secret agent adventure television series that aired on NBC during the 1979–1980 television season. It was a Woodruff Production in association with QM Productions and became the final series produced by Qu ...

'' 1979 TV actor *''

Little House on the Prairie The ''Little House on the Prairie'' books is a series of American children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder (b. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls). The stories are based on her childhood and adolescence in the Midwestern United States, American M ...

'' 1979 TV *''

The Odyssey The ''Odyssey'' (; grc, Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia, ) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Iliad'', the ...

'' 1979 TV actor *''

The End The End may refer to: Films * ''The End'' (1953 film), a film by Christopher Maclaine * ''The End'' (1978 film), a comedy by Burt Reynolds * ''The End'' (1997 film), a Canadian film of 1997 * ''The End'' (1998 film), a skateboarding document ...

'' 1978 actor *'' The Blue Knight'' 1976 TV actor *'' Korg: 70,000 B.C.'' 1974 TV, actor *''

The Rookies ''The Rookies'' is an American police procedural series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department (SC ...

'' 1973 TV, actor *'' The Deathmaster'' 1972, actor *''

The Hoax ''The Hoax'' is a 2006 American comedy-drama film starring Richard Gere, directed by Swedish filmmaker Lasse Hallström. The screenplay by William Wheeler is based on the book of the same title by Clifford Irving. It recounts Irving's elaborate h ...

'' 1972, actor *''

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'' 1971 TV, actor

Additional sources

When Magazine
"Conversation with Bill Ewing, President of Every Tribe Entertainment"
Phill Coke and The Change Revolution
interview with Bill Ewing
Fluctu8.com
"Daniel Britt Interviews Bill Ewing"

By Madelyn Ritrosky-Winslow, "Movie with a Message: Interview with Bill Ewing about "''

''"
Mediawise Family
by Ted Baehr, "Faith, Flexibility, and Focus – an interview with Bill Ewing"
Barnes and Noble
'' The Christmas Child: A Story of Coming Home''
Impact Productions
on development and filming of '' The Christmas Child''

References

External links

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Every Tribe EntertainmentBearing Fruit Entertainment at zibb.com
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