Matt Cimber was born on Thomas Vitale Ottaviano; 1936 and is an American producer, director, and writer.
15 Facts About Matt Cimber
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Matt Cimber is known for directing genre films including The Candy Tangerine Man, The Witch Who Came from the Sea, Hundra, and Butterfly.
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Matt Cimber was the last husband of actress Jayne Mansfield, directing her on stage and in the film Single Room Furnished, which was released after her death.
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Matt Cimber began his directing career in the early 1960s at the Londonderry Theater Workshop in Vermont.
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Matt Cimber went of to direct Off-Broadway plays, which included Young and Beautiful, an adaptation of the short stories of F Scott Fitzgerald, the US premiere of works by Jean Cocteau.
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Matt Cimber adapted John Steinbeck's Burning Bright, the cast of which featured future Academy Award winner Sandy Dennis.
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Matt Cimber met his future wife, Jayne Mansfield, while directing a 1964 revival of William Inge's Bus Stop, and would direct and co-star with her in productions of The Rabbit Habit and Champagne Complex.
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In 1976, Matt Cimber ventured into psychological thrillers with The Witch Who Came from the Sea, starring Millie Perkins and Lonny Chapman, with cinematography by Oscar nominee Dean Cundey.
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Matt Cimber's next film, A Time to Die, was a World War II thriller based on a novel by Mario Puzo starring Rod Taylor and Rex Harrison in his final screen performance.
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In 1982, Matt Cimber teamed with Pia Zadora on the caper film Fake-Out, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and starred Telly Savalas and Desi Arnaz, Jr.
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Matt Cimber directed the crime drama Butterfly, featuring Orson Welles and Stacy Keach, based on the novel The Butterfly by James M Cain.
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In 1986, Matt Cimber co-created GLOW: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, and served as executive producer and director of the syndicated television program.
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Matt Cimber wrote and directed the documentaries An American Icon: Coca-Cola, The Early Years and The History of United Nations.
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Matt Cimber married Jayne Mansfield in 1964 and managed her career during their marriage.
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Matt Cimber's Butterfly was nominated for three Golden Raspberry Awards: Worst Picture, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay.