Albert Magnoli
{{short description|American film director, screenwriter and editor}}
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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|30|1984|Jul|16}}
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| alma mater = University of Southern California (BFA)
| occupation = Film director, Screenwriter, Film editor
| years_active = 1979–present
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Albert Magnoli (born {{circa}} 1954)[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/50413391/ The San Bernardino County Sun: July 16, 1984]. Quote: "It also marks the first time 30-year-old Magnoli was ever asked to direct". is an American film director, screenwriter and editor best known for directing the films Purple Rain, Tango & Cash (replacement director), Street Knight, and American Anthem. Magnoli also served as editor of the 1984 film Reckless.
Career
Magnoli graduated from the USC School of Cinema-Television{{cite news |url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-10-05-ca-22321-story.html |title= Noted Directors' Student Films Will Be Featured In USC Benefit |date= October 5, 1987 |work=Los Angeles Times}} in 1981.{{cite web |url= http://www.biography.com/news/purple-rain-30th-anniversary-interview |title= Purple Rain 30th Anniversary Interview: Albert Magnoli |work= Biography.com}}
In 1989, Magnoli briefly (from February to November) served as the manager of musical artist Prince.{{Cite web|url=http://princevault.com/index.php?title=Albert_Magnoli|title = Albert Magnoli - Prince Vault}}
Accolades
In 2019, Magnoli's film Purple Rain was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".{{cite magazine |last=Chow |first=Andrew R. |date=December 11, 2019 |title=See the 25 New Additions to the National Film Registry, From Purple Rain to Clerks |url=https://time.com/5747503/national-film-registry-2019-additions/ |magazine=Time |location=New York, NY |access-date=December 11, 2019}}
Filmography
- 1979: Jazz (short film) {{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0222058/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_16|title = Jazz|website = IMDb}}
- 1984: Reckless (editor)
- 1984: Purple Rain
- 1986: American Anthem
- 1987: "Never Enough" (music video for Patty Smyth)
- 1987: Sign o' the Times (additional footage, uncredited)
- 1989: "Batdance" (music video for Prince)
- 1989: "Scandalous" (music video for Prince)
- 1989: Tango & Cash (replaced Andrei Konchalovsky, uncredited)
- 1989: "Partyman" (music video for Prince)
- 1993: Street Knight
- 1993: Born to Run (TV Movie)
- 1997: Dark Planet
- 1997: Nash Bridges season 2, episode 23: "Deliverance"
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://albertmagnoli.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|0536299}}
- [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cody-cain/the-director-of-purple-rain-prince-memories_b_9853060.html Huffingtonpost : The director of Purple Rain Prince Memories]
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Category:American film editors
Category:American male screenwriters
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