Robert Guenette

Robert Guenette
Robert Guenette
Born Robert Guenette
(1935-01-12)January 12, 1935
Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States
Died October 31, 2003(2003-10-31) (aged 68)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Cause of death Brain tumor
Occupation film director, screenwriter, television producer
Years active 1962–2001
Known for Documentaries (The Making of Star Wars, The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, Dinosaur!...)
Board member of Robert Guenette Productions
International Documentary Association
Spouse(s) Francis Gudemann (died in 1994)
Children Mark Guenette

Robert Guenette (January 12, 1935, Holyoke, Massachusetts - October 31, 2003, Los Angeles, California) was an American film producer, screenwriter, film director, television director and television producer, recipient of the Directors Guild of America Award.

Guenette is considered as one of the first documentary directors to introduce the "newsreel style" in documentaries.[1] He and his son, Mark, were co-founders of the International Documentary Association.[2][3]

Filmography

Writer, cinema

Director, cinema

Director, TV documentaries

Director, TV movies

Producer, TV movies

Producer, TV series

Awards

Nominees

Won

Notes

  1. In 1991 this award saw its name changed to Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries

References

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