
Michael Ritchie
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Brunswick Ritchie (November 28, 1938 - April 16, 2001) was an American film director. Ritchie was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the son of Patricia (née Graney) and Benbow Ferguson Ritchie. His family later moved to Berkeley, California, where his father was a professor of experimental psychology at the University of California at Berkeley and his mother was the art and music librarian for the city. He attended Berkeley High School before becoming interested in film, and was accepted at Harvard University following high school. Ritchie attracted attention in his senior year at Harvard in 1960 by directing the original production of the Arthur Kopit play, Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His work on Kopit's play led to a job offer from Robert Saudek, the producer of the Omnibus television series. Ritchie also directed episodes of Profiles in Courage and such TV series as The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Dr. Kildare and Felony Squad prior to making his Hollywood feature-film debut in 1969 with Downhill Racer. His sister, Elsie Ritchie, acted in two of his films (The Candidate and Smile). In 1994, Ritchie purchased the hacienda-style house at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive, in the Brentwood district of Los Angeles, where Marilyn Monroe died in 1962. He bought it for $995,000. In 1994, Ritchie moved to Manhattan with his wife, Jimmie B. Ritchie, and daughters, Lillian (b. 1986) and Miriam (b. 1988). His additional children include a son, Steven (b. 1973); daughters Lauren (b. 1966) and Jessica (b. 1973), and two stepchildren, Nelly Bly and Billy Bly. Ritchie died at age 62 of complications from prostate cancer, on April 16, 2001, in New York. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Ritchie (film director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1938-11-28
Place of Birth
Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
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Cast
How Fast?
19690.0 / 10
An Almost Perfect Affair
19794.5 / 10
Crew
The Golden Child
19865.9 / 10
Semi-Tough
19775.6 / 10
The Candidate
19726.5 / 10
The Bad News Bears
19766.9 / 10
The Couch Trip
19885.5 / 10
The Island
19805.2 / 10
Fletch
19856.7 / 10
Cops & Robbersons
19945.1 / 10
Divine Madness
19806.2 / 10
Downhill Racer
19695.9 / 10
Prime Cut
19726.4 / 10
The Survivors
19835.7 / 10
The Scout
19945.2 / 10
Wildcats
19866.2 / 10
Smile
19755.9 / 10
Fletch Lives
19896.0 / 10
A Simple Wish
19975.5 / 10
Diggstown
19926.3 / 10
An Almost Perfect Affair
19794.5 / 10
Einstein
19930.0 / 10
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
19784.8 / 10
The Fantasticks
20005.5 / 10
The Sound of Anger
19680.0 / 10
The Outsider
19676.0 / 10
Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie
20025.2 / 10
Comfort, Texas
19970.0 / 10
Student Bodies
19815.3 / 10
Cool Runnings
19937.0 / 10
Skip Chasers
19980.0 / 10