Person
Donald Wrye
Directing · 1934–2015 · Riverside - California - USA
Biography
Donald Wrye (September 24, 1934 – May 15, 2015) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer, best known for directing the 1978 film Ice Castles, a romantic drama about a young figure skater's rise and fall from stardom. He began his career with documentary shorts, including An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer (1969), which was nominated for an Academy Award. Wrye's work often explored human resilience and emotional depth, leaving a lasting impact on American cinema.
Known for
Amerika
Writer
Born Innocent
Director
Ice Castles
Director
Lucky Day
Director
Ice Castles
Director
Heart of Steel
Director
It Happened One Christmas
Director
Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape
Writer
Fire on the Mountain
Director
The Entertainer
Director
Filmography
- 2010Ice CastlesDirector
- 2007Reckless Behavior: Caught on TapeWriter
- 2000Range of MotionDirector
- 2000A Vision of Murder: The Story of DonielleDirector
- 1997High StakesDirector
- 1997Not in This TownDirector
- 1995Trail of TearsExecutive Producer
- 1995A Family DividedDirector
- 1994Separated by MurderDirector
- 1994Ultimate BetrayalExecutive Producer
- 1993Broken Promises: Taking Emily BackDirector
- 1991Stranger in the FamilyDirector
- 1991Lucky DayDirector
- 199083 Hours 'Til DawnDirector
- 1987AmerikaWriter
- 1985Right to Kill?Executive Producer
- 1984The House of GodScreenplay
- 1983Heart of SteelDirector
- 1983The Face of RageWriter
- 1982Divorce Wars: A Love StoryDirector
- 1981Fire on the MountainDirector
- 1978Ice CastlesDirector
- 1977It Happened One ChristmasDirector
- 1976The EntertainerDirector
- 1976Born InnocentDirector
- 1975Death Be Not ProudDirector
- 1973The Man Who Could Talk to KidsDirector
- 1971The Numbers Start with the RiverDirector
- 1969An Impression of John Steinbeck: WriterProducer
- 1963The Soba ManEditor
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