Richard Glatzer was an American writer and director.
13 Facts About Richard Glatzer
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Richard Glatzer grew up in Westbury, Long Island, and Livingston, New Jersey, then gained a bachelor's degree at the University of Michigan, and a PhD in English from the University of Virginia.
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Richard Glatzer formed a friendship with Neal Gabler, who was writing long film reviews for The Michigan Daily at the time.
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Richard Glatzer organized a Frank Capra film festival during his time there, and remained friends with Capra for many years afterwards.
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Richard Glatzer entered the film world in the mid-1980s working under the tutelage of Jay and Lewis Allen.
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Richard Glatzer worked on TV shows such as Divorce Court, The Osbournes, and America's Next Top Model.
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Richard Glatzer used his experience working in day time television to create his first independent film, Grief, a comedy-drama focusing on a writer for a trashy daytime TV show who comes to grips with office politics, a co-worker crush and homophobia.
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Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland were a married writing and directing team based in Los Angeles who made an eclectic set of independent movies.
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Richard Glatzer died of ALS, and some critics have suggested a connection between his own experience with illness and the raw, honest depiction of illness in the film.
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Richard Glatzer originally heard of a book about Errol Flynn's last love affair, The Big Love, through his mentor, Jay Presson Allen, the screenwriter of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Cabaret.
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Richard Glatzer was joined by Kristen Stewart and Kate Bosworth, who had been a long time fan of the book.
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Richard Glatzer was living with ALS and some critics have suggested a connection between his own battle with illness and the raw, honest depiction of illness in the film.
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Richard Glatzer married writer and director Wash Westmoreland in September 2013.