Gilbert Cates

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Gil Cates at the 61st Annual DGA Awards. Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, CA. 01-31-09

BIRTHDAY

June 06, 1934

New York City, NY

DIED

November 01, 2011

RECENT CREDITS

Spent (FILM) Jul. 21, 2000

Innocent Blood (FILM) Sep. 25, 1992

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BIOGRAPHY

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Gilbert Cates was a producer and director of television game shows by the late 1950s, and in the '60s, he produced Broadway plays. He debuted as a director in 1970, adapting one of those plays, the domestic drama I Never Sang for My Father. Cates has worked chiefly in television, but has made several notable features, including Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams with Joanne Woodward and the thriller Backfire.

~ All Movie Guide

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Oscars Producer Sorry for Whoopi Goldberg Snub

Feb. 27, 2008

Academy Awards producer Gil Cates has personally apologized for omitting Whoopi Goldberg from an Oscars montage of magical moments that aired during the telecast of Sunday's ceremony.

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Michael Moore: 'I Want Castro at the Oscars'

Posted: Feb. 21, 2008

Directors Guild Agrees to Deal

Posted: Jan. 18, 2008

Jon Stewart to Host the Oscars

Posted: Sep. 12, 2007

78th Academy Awards: The Top Acceptance Speeches

Posted: Mar. 6, 2006

Billy Crystal Explains Oscars Rejection

Posted: Jan. 10, 2006

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