David Valdes

Life

David Churchill Valdes was born the son of Armand de Valdes George and Joan Rosemary Churchill in Los Angeles. After his bachelor's degree he earned in Theatre Studies at UCLA in 1976 with Magna Cum Laude, he began in 1980 with the two movies at full throttle to San Fernando and Tracy meets the love God as an assistant director and then assisted, among others, Martin Scorsese and Wim Wenders. Early on he became friends with Clint Eastwood, so that he in 1985 at the Western Pale Rider - collaborated The unnamed rider as production assisstant. After he produced his first film with the comedy of errors Like father, like son in 1987, there were more anshcließend Eastwood movies like Pink Cadillac, Rookie - The beginner and Perfect World, which he produced. However, it was Frank Darabont's The Green Mile, with an Oscar nomination for Best Film was given his most valuable award for its production Valdes in 2000.

Since September 14, 1974 David Valdes with Susan Margaret Jones, with whom he has two daughters together, married.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

  • 2000: Nomination for Best Film with The Green Mile
August 12 1950 Any Which Way You Can Oh, God! Book II Pink Cadillac (film) The Green Mile (Film) 72nd Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Picture The Dead Pool The Stars Fell on Henrietta Turbulence (1997 film) I Am Number Four (film)
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