John Howard Goldwyn (born August 10, 1958) is an American film producer.
Biography
Goldwyn was born on August 10, 1958, in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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, the son of producer
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Samuel John Goldwyn Jr. (September 7, 1926 – January 9, 2015) was an American film producer.
Early life
Samuel Goldwyn Jr. was born on September 7, 1926, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Frances Howard (born Frances Howard McL ...
, and his wife, film and stage actress
Jennifer Howard. He has two brothers: film director and actor
Tony Goldwyn
Anthony Howard Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor, singer, producer, director, and political activist. He made his debut appearing as Darren in the slasher film '' Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives'' (1986), and had his breakthr ...
and Francis Goldwyn. Goldwyn has produced a total of eight films, according to the
Internet Movie Database
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, and the television series ''
Dexter''.
His paternal grandparents were
Oscar
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-winning producer
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn (born Szmuel Gelbfisz; yi, שמואל געלבפֿיש; August 27, 1882 (claimed) January 31, 1974), also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish-born American film producer. He was best known for being the founding contributor a ...
and actress
Frances Howard. His maternal grandparents were
Sidney Howard
Sidney Coe Howard (June 26, 1891 – August 23, 1939) was an American playwright, dramatist and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1925 and a posthumous Academy Award in 1940 for the screenplay for ''Gone with the Wind''. ...
, screenwriter of ''
Gone with the Wind
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* ''Gone with the Wind'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell
* ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel
Gone with the Wind may also refer to:
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* ''Gone with the Wind'' ...
'' and 70 other films, and
Clare Eames
Clare Eames (August 5, 1894 – November 8, 1930) was an American actress and stage director, and the first wife of playwright Sidney Howard.
Early years
Eames was born August 5, 1894 in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Clare (Hamilton) a ...
, an actress. Goldwyn and his former wife
Colleen Camp
Colleen Celeste Camp (born June 7, 1953) is an American character actress and producer. After appearing in several bit parts, she had a lead role in the comedy ''The Swinging Cheerleaders'' (1974), followed by roles in two installments of the '' ...
have one daughter, Emily Goldwyn, who appeared in the 2005 film ''
Elizabethtown'' as Star Basketball Player. On April 30, 2011, Goldwyn and hotelier Jeffrey Michael Klein celebrated their
life partner
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ship in a ceremony in
Marshall, California
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. Goldwyn's daughter Emily led the couple in the exchange of vows and rings.
Goldwyn was an Executive Producer/Consultant for scripted content at
Discovery Channel
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. In September 2016, Discovery aired the limited series Harley & The Davidsons, which Goldwyn produced in association with RAW UK. He then produced Manhunt: Unabomber, the first installment of Discovery's master criminal anthology series. In 2017, he signed a first look deal with Lionsgate.
John Goldwyn's most recent credits include the Hulu miniseries
Dopesick (miniseries)
''Dopesick'' is an American drama miniseries, created by Danny Strong for Hulu. Based on the non-fiction book ''Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America'' by Beth Macy, it premiered on October 13, 2021, and conclud ...
released in October of 2021 and revival of
Dexter (TV series)
''Dexter'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on Showtime from October 1, 2006, to September 22, 2013. Set in Miami, the series centers on Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a forensic technician specializing in bloodstain patt ...
, set to be released in November of 2021.
Filmography
''He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.''
Film
;Thanks
Television
References
External links
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1958 births
American film producers
Living people
Businesspeople from Los Angeles
American film studio executives
American people of Polish-Jewish descent
LGBT producers
Bisexual men
LGBT people from California
Film producers from California
John
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
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