Suzette Winter (January 19, 1931 – December 1, 2021) was a British-born American filmmaker. She wrote and produced a series of over 30 documentaries about noted Hollywood film stars. The documentaries use a mixture of archival footage and interviews.

Biography

Suzette St. John Winter was born in

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on January 19, 1931 to Ralph and Marguerite Winter. During World War II, Winter and her siblings were evacuated during the Blitz. In 1973, she earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Mercy College and in 1976 a masters from Manhattanville College. Winter first film, ''Danny'', was released in 1977. In 1982, she and her husband started the Hollywood series with ''Hollywood Children'', a film about the history of child actors. In 1994, her film ''

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Remembered'' was nominated for an

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. Winter died on December 1, 2021 of aspiration pneumonia at the age of 90.

Personal life

In 1952, Winter married Leo Grimpel. The couple had two daughters, later divorcing in 1966. In 1967, she married Gene Feldman, with whom she later worked professionally.

Filmography

*1999 ''Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man'' (TV Movie documentary) 1999 *1998 ''Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero'' (Documentary) *1996 ''Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door'' (TV Movie) *1996 ''Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman'' (TV Movie documentary) *1996 ''Joan Crawford: Always the Star'' (TV Movie documentary) *1996 ''Shirley MacLaine: Kicking Up Her Heels'' (Video documentary) *1995 ''Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King'' (TV Movie documentary) *1994 ''The Story of Lassie'' (TV Movie documentary) *1994 ''Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her'' (TV Movie documentary) *1994 ''Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold'' (TV Movie documentary) *1993 ''Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling'' (TV Movie) (writer) *1993 ''Audrey Hepburn Remembered'' (TV Movie documentary) *1991 ''Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star'' (TV Movie documentary) *1990 ''Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond'' (TV Movie documentary) *1990 ''Anthony Quinn: An Original'' (TV Movie documentary) *1990 ''Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge'' (Video documentary) *1988 ''Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man'' (TV Movie documentary) *1988 ''Gregory Peck: His Own Man'' (Documentary) (writer) *1987 ''Grace Kelly: The American Princess'' (Video documentary) *1986 ''Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend'' (TV Movie documentary) (writer) *1984 ''Ingrid'' (Documentary) (writer) *1983 ''The Horror of It All'' (TV Movie documentary) (uncredited) *1982 ''Hollywood's Children'' (TV Movie documentary) (uncredited) *1977 ''Danny'' (writer)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Winter, Suzette 1931 births 2021 deaths American documentary film directors Infectious disease deaths in New York (state) People with acquired American citizenship American women documentary filmmakers