Lloyd Phillips
Lloyd Phillips (14 December 1949 in Cape Town – 25 January 2013 in Los Angeles) was a South African-born New Zealand film producer. In 1980, he produced the movie The Dollar Bottom . The film received an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1981, making Phillips the first New Zealander to win an Academy Award in any category.[1]
Phillips was an executive producer on films such as Inglourious Basterds , The Tourist, and Man of Steel.[1] His commercially most successful films had been Man of Steel which grossed US649ドル million,[2] Inglourious Basterds which grossed US321ドル million[3] and The Tourist which grossed US278ドル million worldwide.[4] Phillips died of a heart attack on 25 January 2013 in Malibu, California, at the age of 63.[5] [6] A message reading 'In Memory Of Lloyd Phillips 1949–2013' appears during the ending credits of Man of Steel.
Phillips' widow, film producer Beau St. Clair, died on January 9, 2016.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c Barnes, Mike (11 January 2016). "Beau St. Clair, Pierce Brosnan's Producing Partner, Dies at 63". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Man of Steel". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Inglourious Basterds". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "The Tourist". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Film producer Lloyd Phillips dies". Radio New Zealand. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ "Producer Lloyd Phillips dies at 63". Variety . 27 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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