Jonathan Sanger was born on April 21,1944 and is an American film, television, and theater producer and director.
14 Facts About Jonathan Sanger
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At the graduate level, Jonathan Sanger attended the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Pennsylvania, studying documentary and biography based filmmaking.
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Jonathan Sanger was assigned to help create an Educational Television station in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Jonathan Sanger later transferred to Bogota, Colombia, to make films for ICODES, the Colombian Institute of Social Development.
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In 1971, Jonathan Sanger was accepted as a member of the Directors Guild of America Training Program, and worked on several films shot in New York City, among which were Across 110th Street, Harry and Tonto and Next Stop, Greenwich Village.
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For Brooks' wife, Anne Bancroft's feature directorial debut Fatso, Jonathan Sanger served as Associate Producer.
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Jonathan Sanger brought the script to Brooks' newly created independent production company, and The Elephant Man was chosen as the company's first project; it was Jonathan Sanger's debut feature film producing credit.
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Jonathan Sanger has produced over fifty films, shorts and documentaries, including the 1982 film Frances, a biography starring Jessica Lange, Kim Stanley and Sam Shepard.
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In 2008, Jonathan Sanger produced his first musical, the true story of Florence Greenberg, pioneer rock and roll record producer, entitled Baby It's You.
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Jonathan Sanger has several other musicals in development and directed his first play, the dystopian drama, The Birthday Present - 2050 in 2010.
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Jonathan Sanger was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
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Jonathan Sanger was named Filmmaker-in-Residence at Chapman University's Dodge College of Film And Media Arts during the Spring semester of 2010, and was made adjunct professor in 2011, teaching a course in Creative Producing.
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Jonathan Sanger has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1981, and a member of the Directors Guild of America since 1971, serving on its National Board.
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Jonathan Sanger has two grandsons, Harrison and Miles Sanger and two grand daughters, Zada and Liliana.