Gary Scott Winick (March 31, 1961February 27, 2011) was an American filmmaker whose films as a director include ''

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'' (2002) and '' 13 Going on 30'' (2004), and who also produced such films as '' Pieces of April'' (2003) and ''

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'' (2004) through his New York City-based

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production company InDigEnt.

Biography

Born in

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, Gary Winick attended

Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School ("Columbia Grammar", "Columbia Prep", "CGPS", "Columbia") is the oldest nonsectarian independent school in New York City, located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan (5 West 93rd Street). The school serves gr ...

in that borough, graduating in 1979. A 1984 graduate of

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, he went on to receive

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degree from both the

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and the

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. Winick directed the films ''

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'' (1991), ''

'' (2002), '' 13 Going on 30'' (2004), and the live-action remake of '' Charlotte's Web'' (2006). His final films were ''

Bride Wars ''Bride Wars'' is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Gary Winick and written by Greg DePaul, June Diane Raphael, and Casey Wilson. The film stars Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway with Kristen Johnston, Bryan Greenberg and Candice Berg ...

'' and ''

Letters to Juliet ''Letters to Juliet'' is a 2010 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Egan, Gael García Bernal, Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero. This was the final film of director Gary Winick before his death on February ...

''. He produced such films as '' Pieces of April'' (2003) and ''

'' (2004) through his New York City-based

production company InDigEnt, founded in 1999.

Death

Winick died in Manhattan on February 27, 2011, following a years-long battle with

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. He was 49 years old.

Filmography

Awards

* 2002

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for producing ''Personal Velocity''

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Winick, Gary 1961 births 2011 deaths AFI Conservatory alumni American film editors Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School alumni Deaths from brain cancer in the United States Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Film directors from New York City Film producers from New York (state) Independent Spirit Award winners Moody College of Communication alumni People from Manhattan Tufts University alumni