Ron Weiner, a Daytime Emmy-winning director for Donahue who also worked at WGN Chicago for 25 years, has died. He was 93.
He died in Baltimore on March 18, where he was living in a nursing home, Howard Weiner told The Hollywood Reporter. His cause of death was not immediately available.
Born in 1930 in Chicago, Weiner was the first in his family to attend college. He completed a two-year undergraduate program at the University of Illinois at Navy Pier before enrolling at Columbia College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in speech.
After attending the Navy’s Officer Candidate School and spending three years at Naval Station Argentia as a communications officer, Weiner began his career in television in 1956 with Chicago Tribune-owned WGN-tv. Starting as a prop man, he eventually worked his way up to staff director by 1960, directing several different WGN programs.
Then in 1974, when Phil Donahue moved his talk show to WGN,...
He died in Baltimore on March 18, where he was living in a nursing home, Howard Weiner told The Hollywood Reporter. His cause of death was not immediately available.
Born in 1930 in Chicago, Weiner was the first in his family to attend college. He completed a two-year undergraduate program at the University of Illinois at Navy Pier before enrolling at Columbia College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in speech.
After attending the Navy’s Officer Candidate School and spending three years at Naval Station Argentia as a communications officer, Weiner began his career in television in 1956 with Chicago Tribune-owned WGN-tv. Starting as a prop man, he eventually worked his way up to staff director by 1960, directing several different WGN programs.
Then in 1974, when Phil Donahue moved his talk show to WGN,...
- 4/13/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
'Tis the season for filmmakers to pull out the stops for awards consideration.
Howard Weiner, a 72-year-old neurology professor at Harvard Medical School, sent out screeners of his film about senior sex lives, Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game, along with a note printed on Hms letterhead promoting the "touching last performance from Martin Landau," who passed away July 15, 2017, months before the film's January 2018 release. Reached by The Hollywood Reporter, Weiner — who wrote and directed the film which also stars Paul Sorvino — said that while this might be his first film,...
Howard Weiner, a 72-year-old neurology professor at Harvard Medical School, sent out screeners of his film about senior sex lives, Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game, along with a note printed on Hms letterhead promoting the "touching last performance from Martin Landau," who passed away July 15, 2017, months before the film's January 2018 release. Reached by The Hollywood Reporter, Weiner — who wrote and directed the film which also stars Paul Sorvino — said that while this might be his first film,...
- 11/21/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
'Tis the season for filmmakers to pull out the stops for awards consideration.
Howard Weiner, a 72-year-old neurology professor at Harvard Medical School, sent out screeners of his film about senior sex lives, Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game, along with a note printed on Hms letterhead promoting the "touching last performance from Martin Landau," who passed away July 15, 2017, months before the film's January 2018 release. Reached by The Hollywood Reporter, Weiner — who wrote and directed the film which also stars Paul Sorvino — said that while this might be his first film,...
Howard Weiner, a 72-year-old neurology professor at Harvard Medical School, sent out screeners of his film about senior sex lives, Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game, along with a note printed on Hms letterhead promoting the "touching last performance from Martin Landau," who passed away July 15, 2017, months before the film's January 2018 release. Reached by The Hollywood Reporter, Weiner — who wrote and directed the film which also stars Paul Sorvino — said that while this might be his first film,...
- 11/21/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Renowned 72-year-old neurologist Howard L. Weiner makes his feature directorial debut.
Premiere Entertainment Group has bolstered its sales slate by taking international rights to Tribeca dramedy The Last Poker Game starring Martin Landau and Paul Sorvino.
The film follows a doctor who gets into hot water after befriending a womanising gambler at his wife’s nursing home.
Maria Dizzia also stars in the film that premiered at the New York Film Festival last month.
Renowned 72-year-old neurologist Howard L. Weiner made his feature directorial debut on The Last Poker Game from his own screenplay. He also produced.
Premiere president and CEO Elias Axume and Rincon negotiated the deal with Preferred Content’s Kevin Iwashina and Zac Bright on behalf of the producers.
Peter Pastorelli, Eddie Rubin, and Marshall Johnson of Long Road Film also produced, and Tamar Sela and Walter Klenhard served as executive producers.
“This is a charming, touching, and raunchy...
Premiere Entertainment Group has bolstered its sales slate by taking international rights to Tribeca dramedy The Last Poker Game starring Martin Landau and Paul Sorvino.
The film follows a doctor who gets into hot water after befriending a womanising gambler at his wife’s nursing home.
Maria Dizzia also stars in the film that premiered at the New York Film Festival last month.
Renowned 72-year-old neurologist Howard L. Weiner made his feature directorial debut on The Last Poker Game from his own screenplay. He also produced.
Premiere president and CEO Elias Axume and Rincon negotiated the deal with Preferred Content’s Kevin Iwashina and Zac Bright on behalf of the producers.
Peter Pastorelli, Eddie Rubin, and Marshall Johnson of Long Road Film also produced, and Tamar Sela and Walter Klenhard served as executive producers.
“This is a charming, touching, and raunchy...
- 5/21/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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