Donald Wrye (September 24, 1934 – May 15, 2015) was an American

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, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing the 1978 film ''

Ice Castles ''Ice Castles'' is a 1978 American romantic drama film directed by Donald Wrye and starring Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby Benson. It is the story of Lexie Winston, a young figure skater, and her rise and fall from super stardom. Tragedy strikes ...

''. He died on May 15, 2015, at his home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Filmography

*1966: ''Destination Safety'' (TV documentary) *1968: ''Men From Boys: The First Eight Weeks'' (TV documentary) *1968: ''California'' (TV documentary) *1969: '' An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer'' (documentary) *1971: '' The Numbers Start with the River'' (documentary) *1973: '' The Man Who Could Talk to Kids'' (TV movie) *1974: '' Born Innocent'' (TV movie) *1975: ''

Death Be Not Proud "Sonnet X", also known by its opening words as "Death Be Not Proud", is a fourteen-line poem, or sonnet, by English poet John Donne (1572–1631), one of the leading figures in the metaphysical poets group of seventeenth-century English literat ...

'' (TV movie) *1975: ''The Entertainer'' (TV movie) *1977: ''

It Happened One Christmas ''It Happened One Christmas'' is a 1977 American made-for-television Christmas fantasy- comedy-drama film directed by Donald Wrye, starring Marlo Thomas, Wayne Rogers, Orson Welles, and Cloris Leachman. It originally premiered as ''The ABC Sunda ...

'' (TV movie) *1978: ''

'' *1981: '' Fire on the Mountain'' (TV movie) *1982: '' Divorce Wars: A Love Story'' (TV movie) *1983: ''The Face of Rage'' (TV movie) *1983: ''Heart of Steel'' (TV movie) *1984: '' The House of God'' *1987: '' Amerika'' (TV miniseries) *1990: ''83 Hours 'Til Dawn'' (TV movie) *1991: ''Lucky Day'' (TV movie) *1991: ''Stranger in the Family'' (TV movie) *1993: '' Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back'' (TV movie) *1994: ''

Ultimate Betrayal ''Ultimate Betrayal'' is a 1994 American made-for-television drama film directed by Donald Wrye and starring Marlo Thomas, Mel Harris, Ally Sheedy, Kathryn Dowling, Henry Czerny, Nigel Bennett, Kyle Simon Parker, and Valerie Buhagiar. It originall ...

'' (TV movie) *1994: ''Separated by Murder'' (TV movie) *1995: ''A Family Divided'' (TV movie) *1996: ''Trail of Tears'' (TV movie) *1997: ''Not in This Town'' (TV movie) *1997: ''High Stakes'' (TV movie) *2000: ''Range of Motion'' (TV movie) *2000: ''A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle'' (TV movie) *2010: ''

Notes

''Ice Castle (2010)'' is a direct-to-video remakeDonald Wrye (1940-)
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* 1934 births 2015 deaths American male screenwriters Writers from Riverside, California Film directors from California Screenwriters from California {{US-film-bio-stub