Ronald F. Maxwell
{{short description|American filmmaker}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|01|5}}
| birth_place = Clifton, New Jersey, U.S.
| birthname = Ronald F. Maxwell
| years_active = 1976 – present
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| occupation = Film director, screenwriter, producer
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Ronald F. Maxwell (born January 5, 1949) is an American filmmaker who is best known for writing and directing the American Civil War historical fiction films Gettysburg (1993), Gods and Generals (2003), and Copperhead (2013).
Biography
A native of New Jersey, Maxwell attended Clifton High School.[http://www.inecom.com/products/consumer/horsesofgettysburg/Biographies/RonaldMaxwell.asp Biography: Ronald F. Maxwell – Narrator] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929073311/http://www.inecom.com/products/consumer/horsesofgettysburg/Biographies/RonaldMaxwell.asp |date=2007-09-29 }}, Horses of Gettysburg. Accessed June 17, 2007. "Ronald F. Maxwell is the son of a World War II veteran and a French war bride. He grew up in New Jersey where he graduated from Clifton High School." He graduated from the Institute of Film at New York University (NYU)'s Tisch School of the Arts in 1970. Maxwell is a member of the Writers Guild of America, Directors Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
In 2007, Maxwell optioned the film rights to novelist Speer Morgan's 1979 book Belle Starr, about the legendary female outlaw of the Old West.
In May 2011, Warner Bros. Pictures released director's cuts of Gods and Generals and Gettysburg.
In 2012, Maxwell directed his third Civil War feature, Copperhead, with a screenplay by Bill Kauffman and production by Bryan Cassels. Filming was completed in New Brunswick, Canada, in June 2012.{{cite news | first=Etan | last = Vlessing | url = http://playbackonline.ca/2012/05/28/u-s-civil-war-era-copperhead-shoot-embraces-new-brunswick/ | title= Copperhead Shoot Embraces New Brunswick | work = PlayBack | publisher = Brunico Communications |date=May 28, 2012}}
Filmography
- Sea Marks (1976) (TV)
- Verna: USO Girl (1978) (TV)
- Little Darlings (1980)
- The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)
- Kidco (1984)
- The Parent Trap II (1986) (TV)
- In the Land of the Poets (1987)
- Gettysburg (1993)
- Gods and Generals (2003)
- Copperhead (2013)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0561813}}
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Category:Tisch School of the Arts alumni
Category:Clifton High School (New Jersey) alumni
Category:People from Clifton, New Jersey