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Austen Jewell(1915-1998)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Producer
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Austen Jewell was born on 17 November 1915 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Terms of Endearment (1983), Superman (1978) and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). He died on 24 September 1998 in Vista, California, USA.
BornNovember 17, 1915
DiedSeptember 24, 1998(82)
BornNovember 17, 1915
DiedSeptember 24, 1998(82)
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Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)
Terms of Endearment
7.4
  • Production Manager
  • 1983
Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
Superman
7.4
  • Production Manager(New Mexico)
  • 1978
Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
7.7
  • Production Manager
  • 1982
Time After Time (1979)
Time After Time
7.0
  • Production Manager
  • 1979

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1971–1972
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1958–1965
  • Yul Brynner in Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
    Invitation to a Gunfighter
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1964
  • "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" Kurt Russell, Jean Engstrom 1963 MGM
    The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
    7.4
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1964
  • Soldier in the Rain (1963)
    Soldier in the Rain
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1963
  • Hayley Mills and Peter Brown in Summer Magic (1963)
    Summer Magic
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1963
  • Lori Martin in National Velvet (1960)
    National Velvet
    7.5
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1961–1962
  • Ray Bolger, Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands, and Ed Wynn in Babes in Toyland (1961)
    Babes in Toyland
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    6.5
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1959–1961
  • Gundown at Sandoval (1961)
    Gundown at Sandoval
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • The Dennis O'Keefe Show (1959)
    The Dennis O'Keefe Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Fury (1955)
    Fury
    7.3
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1959–1960
  • Audie Murphy and Terry Moore in Cast a Long Shadow (1959)
    Cast a Long Shadow
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Joel McCrea in The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)
    The Gunfight at Dodge City
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Hot Rod Gang (1958)
    Hot Rod Gang
    5.3
    • assistant director
    • 1958

Production Manager

  • Wired (1989)
    Wired
    3.6
    • unit production manager
    • 1989
  • Nancy McKeon and Lindsay Wagner in This Child Is Mine (1985)
    This Child Is Mine
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • production manager
    • 1985
  • Best Defense (1984)
    Best Defense
    3.8
    • unit production manager
    • 1984
  • Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)
    Terms of Endearment
    7.4
    • unit production manager
    • 1983
  • Skeezer (1982)
    Skeezer
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • unit manager
    • 1982
  • Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
    7.7
    • unit production manager
    • 1982
  • Isabel's Choice (1981)
    Isabel's Choice
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • production manager
    • 1981
  • Rory Calhoun and Nancy Parsons in Motel Hell (1980)
    Motel Hell
    6.0
    • unit production manager
    • 1980
  • Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze (1979)
    Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1979
  • Time After Time (1979)
    Time After Time
    7.0
    • unit production manager
    • 1979
  • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
    Superman
    7.4
    • production manager: New Mexico
    • 1978
  • Agneta Eckemyr, David Gwillim, David Hartman, Mako, Jacques Marin, and Donald Sinden in The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
    The Island at the Top of the World
    6.2
    • unit manager
    • 1974
  • Kung Fu (1972)
    Kung Fu
    7.6
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1973–1974
  • Herbie Rides Again (1974)
    Herbie Rides Again
    5.7
    • unit manager
    • 1974
  • Jack Lemmon, Jason Robards, Lisa Eilbacher, Moosie Drier, Lisa Gerritsen, and Barbara Harris in The War Between Men and Women (1972)
    The War Between Men and Women
    6.1
    • production manager
    • 1972

Producer

  • Wired (1989)
    Wired
    3.6
    • associate producer
    • 1989
  • Rory Calhoun and Nancy Parsons in Motel Hell (1980)
    Motel Hell
    6.0
    • associate producer
    • 1980
  • Tuesday Weld and Jason Miller in F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (1975)
    F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1975
  • Shane (1966)
    Shane
    7.0
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1966

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Austin Jewel
  • Born
    • November 17, 1915
    • Fort Worth, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • September 24, 1998
    • Vista, California, USA(cancer)

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