Ritchie, Michael B.
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| Birthname | Ritchie, Michael Brunswick | ||||
| born on | 28 November 1938 at 18:40 (= 6:40 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Waubeka WI, USA, 43n28, 87w59 | ||||
| Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   06°08'   23°36 Asc. 11°51'
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Biography
American film director, noted for "The Couch Trip," 1989, "The Golden Child," 1988, "The Candidate," 1972, and "Downhill Racer," 1969.
Born in Wisconsin, Ritchie grew up in Berkeley, California. He studied at Harvard and graduated with degrees in history and literature. His first professional production was Arthur Kopit’s "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feelin’ So Sad." He went on to work as an assistant producer and director for television shows like "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." and "Dr. Kildare." His goal was to make films that people enjoyed, and although he worked steadily through the 1980s and 1990s, his greatest creative success was during the 1970s.
He married twice and had five children. Ritchie died from complications of prostate cancer on 4/16/2001, New York City, NY.
Events
- Death by Disease 16 April 2001 at 12:00 noon in New York, NY (Prostrate cancer, age 62)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1989 (Directed "The Couch Trip")
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1969 (Directed "The Downhill Racer")
Source Notes
Stephen Przybylowski quotes B.C.
Categories
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer (Prostrate, terminal)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Two)
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Five)
- Vocation : Entertain/Business : Director (Noted, TV and film)
