Ron Bozman
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Ron Bozman is an American film producer
who won an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1991 for the film The Silence of the Lambs.
. He grew up in Garland, Texas
, graduating from Garland High School in 1965. He graduated from Rice University
with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in psychology in 1969. He lives in New York City, with his wife Kyle McCarthy and his son Regan.
, a low-budget horror movie that developed a cult following.
He was a first assistant director on a string of successful movies through the 1980s, including The Muppets Take Manhattan
, Something Wild and Married to the Mob
. He then went on to be a full producer on Waiting for the Light (1990) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
In 1991, Bozman won the Academy Award for Best Picture as one of the producers of Jonathan Demme
's The Silence of the Lambs—one of only three films to win all the major categories in that competition (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress).
Two years later, Bozman was an executive producer on Philadelphia
, another film directed by Demme, which won two Academy Awards.
Bozman also produced The Ref
, Eddie
, Beloved
, For Love of the Game
, Changing Lanes
, The Human Stain
, The Stepford Wives
, Failure to Launch
, Perfect Stranger
, and Confessions of a Shopaholic.
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
who won an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1991 for the film The Silence of the Lambs.
Personal life
Bozman was born in Dallas, TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. He grew up in Garland, Texas
Garland, Texas
-Climate:* The average warmest month is July.* The highest recorded temperature was in 2000.* On average, the coolest month is January.* The lowest recorded temperature was in 1989.* The maximum average precipitation occurs in May....
, graduating from Garland High School in 1965. He graduated from Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in psychology in 1969. He lives in New York City, with his wife Kyle McCarthy and his son Regan.
Career
Bozman broke into the film business in 1974 when he was a production manager for the film The Texas Chain Saw MassacreThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent horror film directed and produced by Tobe Hooper, who cowrote it with Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen, who respectively portray Sally Hardesty, Franklin Hardesty, the...
, a low-budget horror movie that developed a cult following.
He was a first assistant director on a string of successful movies through the 1980s, including The Muppets Take Manhattan
The Muppets Take Manhattan
The Muppets Take Manhattan is the third of a series of live-action musical feature films starring Jim Henson's Muppets, and also the final film before Henson's death. This film was produced by Henson Associates and TriStar Pictures, and was filmed on location in New York City during the summer of...
, Something Wild and Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Matthew Modine.Michelle Pfeiffer, in something of a departure from her previous roles, gave an acclaimed lead performance as a gangster's widow from Brooklyn, opposite Matthew Modine as the...
. He then went on to be a full producer on Waiting for the Light (1990) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
In 1991, Bozman won the Academy Award for Best Picture as one of the producers of Jonathan Demme
Jonathan Demme
Robert Jonathan Demme is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. Best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director, he has also directed the acclaimed movies Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married, the Talking Heads concert movie Stop...
's The Silence of the Lambs—one of only three films to win all the major categories in that competition (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress).
Two years later, Bozman was an executive producer on Philadelphia
Philadelphia (film)
Philadelphia is a 1993 American drama film that was one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to acknowledge HIV/AIDS, homosexuality and homophobia. It was written by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Jonathan Demme. The film stars Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington...
, another film directed by Demme, which won two Academy Awards.
Bozman also produced The Ref
The Ref
The Ref is a 1994 American black comedy film directed by Ted Demme and starring Denis Leary, Judy Davis, and Kevin Spacey.-Plot:...
, Eddie
Eddie
Eddie or Eddy may refer to:*Eddy *Eddie *Eddy -In music:*Eddie from Ohio, an American folk band*Eddie the Head, the mascot for the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden-Other:...
, Beloved
Beloved
Beloved may refer to:*Beloved, referring to an intimate relationship of love-Film:*Beloved , a 1998 film, based on the Toni Morrison novel*The Beloved , a 1970 film written and directed by George P...
, For Love of the Game
For Love of the Game
For Love of the Game is a novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Shaara, published posthumously in 1991. The book tells the story of fictional baseball great Billy Chapel, thirty-seven years old and nearing the end of his career.-Plot summary:...
, Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes is a 2002 drama-thriller film directed by Roger Michell and starring Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson. It was released on April 12, 2002 in North America by Paramount Pictures.-Plot:...
, The Human Stain
The Human Stain
The Human Stain is a novel by Philip Roth. It is set in late 1990s rural New England. Its first person narrator is 65-year-old author Nathan Zuckerman, a character in previous Roth novels, including American Pastoral and I Married a Communist ; these two books form a loose trilogy with The Human...
, The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives is a 1972 satirical thriller novel by Ira Levin. The story concerns Joanna Eberhart, a photographer and young mother who begins to suspect that the frighteningly submissive housewives in her new idyllic Connecticut neighborhood may be robots created by their husbands.Two films of...
, Failure to Launch
Failure to Launch
Failure to Launch is a 2006 American romantic comedy film. In the movie a 35-year-old man lives in the home of his parents and shows no interest in leaving the comfortable life his parents, especially his mother, have made for him there.-Plot:...
, Perfect Stranger
Perfect Stranger
Perfect Stranger may refer to:* The Perfect Stranger, an autobiography by P. J. Kavanagh* Perfect Stranger , a 2007 suspense film* The Perfect Stranger , a 2005 Christian film...
, and Confessions of a Shopaholic.