Tim Hunter (born June 15, 1947 in Los Angeles, California) is an
American television and film director. Since the late 1980s he has
mostly worked on television, directing episodes for dozens of
televisions series including Breaking Bad, Carnivà le, Chicago Hope,
Crossing Jordan, Deadwood, Falcon Crest, Homicide: Life on the Street,
House, Law & Order, Lie to Me, Mad Men, Twin Peaks, Glee, Revenge,
Pretty Little Liars and American Horror Story. During the early to
mid-1980s, Hunter directed several feature films, including 1986's
River's Edge, which won that year's award for Best Picture at the
Independent Spirit Awards.Janet Maslin made the following comments
about Hunter's work on the films River's Edge and Tex:Hunter was born
in Los Angeles, the son of British screenwriter Ian McLellan Hunter.
He attended Harvard University, graduating in 1968.In 1993, he refused
to cede his late father's Academy Award for the 1953 screenplay to
Roman Holiday. Hunter's father had received credit for writing Roman
Holiday following an arrangement with the true writer, Dalton Trumbo,
who was prevented from selling his work due to the Hollywood
blacklist. Subsequently, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences gave Trumbo's widow a compensatory award.
American television and film director. Since the late 1980s he has
mostly worked on television, directing episodes for dozens of
televisions series including Breaking Bad, Carnivà le, Chicago Hope,
Crossing Jordan, Deadwood, Falcon Crest, Homicide: Life on the Street,
House, Law & Order, Lie to Me, Mad Men, Twin Peaks, Glee, Revenge,
Pretty Little Liars and American Horror Story. During the early to
mid-1980s, Hunter directed several feature films, including 1986's
River's Edge, which won that year's award for Best Picture at the
Independent Spirit Awards.Janet Maslin made the following comments
about Hunter's work on the films River's Edge and Tex:Hunter was born
in Los Angeles, the son of British screenwriter Ian McLellan Hunter.
He attended Harvard University, graduating in 1968.In 1993, he refused
to cede his late father's Academy Award for the 1953 screenplay to
Roman Holiday. Hunter's father had received credit for writing Roman
Holiday following an arrangement with the true writer, Dalton Trumbo,
who was prevented from selling his work due to the Hollywood
blacklist. Subsequently, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences gave Trumbo's widow a compensatory award.
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