Judith James, producer of “Quiz Show” and “Mad Dog Time” and Richard Dreyfuss’ longtime collaborator, died in Santa Barbara after a bout with cancer. She was 86.
James’ friend, Alex. B Block, confirmed the news to Variety.
James’ was an accomplished producer who worked alongside Dreyfuss on projects including “Funny, You Don’t Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville,” “Prisoner of Honor” and “The Lightkeepers.”
“From the minute I met Judy James at the Mark Taper Forum, I knew I had found someone who had the same passion for storytelling that I did,” Dreyfuss said in a statement. “In all the years we were producing partners, we were of like mind, not gender, and we always found a way to agree and wouldn’t have done anything without each other’s approval. She was a wonderful woman and a great friend.”
James was born in Worcester, Mass., and graduated from Vassar College...
James’ friend, Alex. B Block, confirmed the news to Variety.
James’ was an accomplished producer who worked alongside Dreyfuss on projects including “Funny, You Don’t Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville,” “Prisoner of Honor” and “The Lightkeepers.”
“From the minute I met Judy James at the Mark Taper Forum, I knew I had found someone who had the same passion for storytelling that I did,” Dreyfuss said in a statement. “In all the years we were producing partners, we were of like mind, not gender, and we always found a way to agree and wouldn’t have done anything without each other’s approval. She was a wonderful woman and a great friend.”
James was born in Worcester, Mass., and graduated from Vassar College...
- 7/17/2023
- by McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
Judith James, a film, TV and Broadway producer who was Richard Dreyfuss’ producing partner for many years and worked on such projects as Quiz Show, Mr. Holland’s Opus and Eleanor: In Her Own Words, has died July 14 of cancer in Santa Barbara, CA. She was 86.
Her son, Jackson James, revealed the news.
“From the minute I met Judy James at the Mark Taper Forum [in Los Angeles], I knew I had found someone who had the same passion for storytelling that I did,” The Goodbye Girl Oscar winner Dreyfuss said in a statement. “In all the years we were producing partners, we were of like mind, not gender, and we always found a way to agree and wouldn’t have done anything without each others’ approval. She was a wonderful woman and a great friend.”
Born Judith Rutherford, James moved to New York after college to pursue a career in theater. She...
Her son, Jackson James, revealed the news.
“From the minute I met Judy James at the Mark Taper Forum [in Los Angeles], I knew I had found someone who had the same passion for storytelling that I did,” The Goodbye Girl Oscar winner Dreyfuss said in a statement. “In all the years we were producing partners, we were of like mind, not gender, and we always found a way to agree and wouldn’t have done anything without each others’ approval. She was a wonderful woman and a great friend.”
Born Judith Rutherford, James moved to New York after college to pursue a career in theater. She...
- 7/17/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Judith James, the longtime producing partner of Richard Dreyfuss who worked with the Oscar winner on films including Mr. Holland’s Opus, Quiz Show and Mad Dog Time, has died. She was 86.
James died Friday at her home in Santa Barbara after a bout with cancer, according to her son, Jackson James.
James and Dreyfuss worked together for 35 years, and their partnership also included the telefilms Funny, You Don’t Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville and the Prisoner of Honor, which aired in 1987 and 1991, respectively, and The Lightkeepers (2009). They were co-writers on You Don’t Look 200 as well.
“From the minute I met Judy James at the Mark Taper Forum, I knew I had found someone who had the same passion for storytelling that I did,” Dreyfuss said in a statement. “In all the years we were producing partners, we were of like mind, not gender, and we always found...
James died Friday at her home in Santa Barbara after a bout with cancer, according to her son, Jackson James.
James and Dreyfuss worked together for 35 years, and their partnership also included the telefilms Funny, You Don’t Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville and the Prisoner of Honor, which aired in 1987 and 1991, respectively, and The Lightkeepers (2009). They were co-writers on You Don’t Look 200 as well.
“From the minute I met Judy James at the Mark Taper Forum, I knew I had found someone who had the same passion for storytelling that I did,” Dreyfuss said in a statement. “In all the years we were producing partners, we were of like mind, not gender, and we always found...
- 7/17/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New Films Cinema will hold the Tampa Bay Premiere of their new movie, The Lightkeepers, this Thursday, March 18, at Channelside Theatres. Former local news anchor, Bob Hite, is returning to Tampa to host the event which will benefit The American Victory Ship Mariners Memorial and Museum. Additionally, The American Victory Ship will donate a portion of their proceeds to the Egmont Key Alliance, an organization that maintains Tampa's own historic lighthouse.
Along with a free small popcorn to enjoy during the 7:00Pm advance showing of the The Lightkeepers, the evening will include a complimentary tour of the world-class SS American Victory ship between 4pm and 6:30pm and between 9pm and 10pm. Guests will also have an opportunity to meet the executive producer of The Lightkeepers, Judith James (Mr. Holland's opus, The Quizz Show). Ms. James will field questions from the audience after the film and join them after...
Along with a free small popcorn to enjoy during the 7:00Pm advance showing of the The Lightkeepers, the evening will include a complimentary tour of the world-class SS American Victory ship between 4pm and 6:30pm and between 9pm and 10pm. Guests will also have an opportunity to meet the executive producer of The Lightkeepers, Judith James (Mr. Holland's opus, The Quizz Show). Ms. James will field questions from the audience after the film and join them after...
- 3/17/2010
- Tampa Film Examiner
"The Lightkeepers" is a dark horse candidate for awards season attention, offering up Richard Dreyfuss in his showiest lead performance since 1995's "Mr. Holland's Opus" and an offbeat marketing plan by a well-financed foreign sales company intent on making a splash in the U.S. marketplace.
Opening on Friday in Los Angeles for an Oscar-qualifying run, the performance-driven period drama written and directed by Daniel Adams also features strong performances by Blythe Danner, Tom Wisdom and Mamie Gummer (Meryl Streep's daughter) in an old-fashioned love story set on Cape Cod in 1912.
"Lightkeeprs" is the third platform release this year by New Films International, a Sherman Oaks-based foreign sales company founded by Nesim Hason that has output deals in Latin America, Japan, Eastern Europe and elsewhere. The move into domestic distribution comes at a time it has gotten much harder to make presales without a U.S. release in place.
Opening on Friday in Los Angeles for an Oscar-qualifying run, the performance-driven period drama written and directed by Daniel Adams also features strong performances by Blythe Danner, Tom Wisdom and Mamie Gummer (Meryl Streep's daughter) in an old-fashioned love story set on Cape Cod in 1912.
"Lightkeeprs" is the third platform release this year by New Films International, a Sherman Oaks-based foreign sales company founded by Nesim Hason that has output deals in Latin America, Japan, Eastern Europe and elsewhere. The move into domestic distribution comes at a time it has gotten much harder to make presales without a U.S. release in place.
- 12/14/2009
- by By Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Women in Film and General Motors. on Thursday announced the five recipients of their second annual grant for emerging Latina filmmakers.
This year's recipients -- Sarah Duran, Xochitl Gonzalez and Brenda Zuniga of Los Angeles, Erika Bagnarello of Heredia, Costa Rica, and Michelle Malley-Campos of San Juan, Puerto Rico -- will take part in a six-day mentoring program from Oct. 15-21 led by members of New York Women in Film & Television, the New York-based chapter of WIF.
The goal of the grant -- officially dubbed the WIF/GM 2007 Opening Doors/Abriendo Puertas: The Acceleration Grant for Emerging Latina Filmmakers -- is to assist promising filmmakers from Latin and Hispanic communities and other under-represented groups in becoming more established in the film industry.
"Once again, we are tremendously impressed with the depth of talent among Latina women across the country and in other territories and countries," said Judith James, chair of the WIF/GM Alliance chair Judith James said.
This year's recipients -- Sarah Duran, Xochitl Gonzalez and Brenda Zuniga of Los Angeles, Erika Bagnarello of Heredia, Costa Rica, and Michelle Malley-Campos of San Juan, Puerto Rico -- will take part in a six-day mentoring program from Oct. 15-21 led by members of New York Women in Film & Television, the New York-based chapter of WIF.
The goal of the grant -- officially dubbed the WIF/GM 2007 Opening Doors/Abriendo Puertas: The Acceleration Grant for Emerging Latina Filmmakers -- is to assist promising filmmakers from Latin and Hispanic communities and other under-represented groups in becoming more established in the film industry.
"Once again, we are tremendously impressed with the depth of talent among Latina women across the country and in other territories and countries," said Judith James, chair of the WIF/GM Alliance chair Judith James said.
- 9/14/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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