John Broderick (producer)

John C. Broderick (October 22, 1942 in San Francisco, California – June 17, 2001 in Santa Monica, California) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and entertainer.[1]

John Broderick
Born
John C. Broderick

(1942-10-22)October 22, 1942
San Francisco, California, United States
DiedJune 17, 2001(2001-06-17) (aged 58)
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, screenwriter

He is mostly known for the sword and sorcery film The Warrior and the Sorceress.

Biography

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John's entertainment career began as a high school student actor in South San Francisco and while at college worked as a member of the San Francisco Mime Troupe. He performed in the Troupe's award-winning production of A Minstrel Show (or Civil Rights in a Cracker Barrel) He attended film schools in Sweden and London, and returned to the US to ply his trade. Initially he directed underground films in New York City and then moved on to a producing, directing, acting and editing career in Hollywood.

He worked on a wide range of films, including The Exorcist (1973, supervising editor, for which he received an Oscar nomination), Six Pack Annie (1975, director), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986, production manager) and Monkey Trouble (1994, production manager and co-producer).

He met his wife, Eunice (Neecee), when he was in Brazil during the filming of Moon over Parador. They lived in Malibu, California.

Broderick died in Santa Monica, California, on June 17, 2001. He had kidney disease for several years.

Partial filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1974 Summer Run
1974 Big Bad Mama Bound waiter Uncredited
1975 Capone Maitre d'
1988 Moon over Parador Director
1998 A Bedfull of Foreigners Tony Calabrese (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ Weiler, A. H. (2011). "John C. Broderick". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
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