James Goldstone

American film and television director James GoldstoneBorn(1931-06-08)June 8, 1931Los Angeles, California, U.S.DiedNovember 5, 1999(1999-11-05) (aged 68)Shaftsbury, Vermont, U.S.OccupationsFilm and television directorFatherJules Goldstone James Goldstone (June 8, 1931 – November 5, 1999) was an American film and television director whose career spanned over thirty years. Early life and education Goldstone was born in Los Angeles, the son of the Hollywood agent and early television producer Jules Goldstone (1900–1980) and Anita Miriam Goldstone (née Rosenberg, 1907–2002). He graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire before receiving his master's degree from Bennington College. Career Goldstone was noted for the momentum and "fifteen-minute cliffhangers" that he brought to TV pilots such as Star Trek ("Where No Man Has Gone Before", 1966), Ironside, and The Bold Ones: The Senator. His later career helped pioneer the concept of "thirty-second attention span" pacing over detailed content in his dramatizations of Rita Hayworth, Calamity Jane, and the Kent State shootings for which he won the Emmy. He directed several feature films, including the large-scale suspen