Roger Gimbel
Roger Gimbel (March 11, 1925 – April 26, 2011) was an American television producer who specialized in television movies. Many of Gimbel's television films dealt with real-life events, including Chernobyl: The Final Warning, S.O.S. Titanic, The Amazing Howard Hughes and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.[1] Often, Gimbel's films also focused on serious societal problems, including mental illness, war and domestic abuse.[1] Gimbel produced more than 50 television films and specials, which earned eighteen Emmy Awards.[2]
Gimbel was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 11, 1925, into the family who owned the Gimbels department store.[1] He enrolled at Yale University, where he studied economics.[1] Gimbel served as a member of the Army Air Forces in Italy during World War II.[1]
In 1973, Gimbel won an Emmy with George Schaefer for their work as the executive producers of A War of Children, which centered on Protestant and Catholic friends during the Northern Ireland conflict.[1] His other credits as producer include Queen of the Stardust Ballroom in 1975, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman in 1974, The Amazing Howard Hughes in 1977, Chernobyl: The Final Warning in 1991, The Glass House, I Heard the Owl Call My Name, Shattered Dreams and Tell Me Where It Hurts.[1]
Roger Gimbel died from pneumonia at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, on April 26, 2011, at the age of 86.[2] He was survived by his wife, actress Jennifer Warren, whom he married in 1976, and four children.[1]
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Passings: Roger Gimbel, 86, producer of made-for-TV movies; John Cossette, 54, longtime Grammy Awards' executive producer; W. Barclay Kamb, 79, Caltech professor specialized in glacial sciences". Los Angeles Times. 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- 1 2 "Roger Gimbel, Emmy-winning TV producer, dies at 86; worked with Bing Crosby, Sophia Loren". Associated Press. Newser. 2011-04-28. Retrieved 2011-05-01.