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Director

Gilbert Cates

Directing
1970 — 1983 · 3 films
Lived
6 June 1934 — d. 2011
From
New York City, New York, USA

Gilbert “Gil” Cates (born June 6, 1934) is an American film director and television producer. He is probably best known for producing the annual Academy Award shows. In September 2007, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that he would be producing the 80th Academy Awards, his 14th time. The awards took place on Sunday February 24, 2008. Cates directed a number of feature films including I Never Sang for My Father (1970) and Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973), Oh, God!

Career Signature

How Gilbert Cates’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.