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Margaret Smilow(1956-2022)

  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
  • Executive
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Margaret Smilow was born on 2 January 1956 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was a producer and executive, known for Itzhak Perlman: Fiddling for the Future (1998), Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008) and Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1992). She was married to Takami Yao. She died on 3 April 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 2, 1956
DiedApril 3, 2022(66)
BornJanuary 2, 1956
DiedApril 3, 2022(66)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Itzhak Perlman: Fiddling for the Future
TV Special
  • Producer
  • 1998
Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008)
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
7.0
  • Producer
  • 2008
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1992)
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
7.6
  • Producer
  • 1992
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle (2013)
    Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • co-producer
    • 2013
  • Paris: The Luminous Years (2010)
    Paris: The Luminous Years
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2010
  • The Music Instinct: Science and Song (2009)
    The Music Instinct: Science and Song
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 2009
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
    7.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 2009
  • You Cannot Start Without Me: Valery Gergiev, Maestro (2009)
    You Cannot Start Without Me: Valery Gergiev, Maestro
    7.7
    • executive producer
    • 2009
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • 1995–2009
  • The Music Instinct
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 2009
  • Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood (2009)
    Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2009
  • Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008)
    Patti Smith: Dream of Life
    7.0
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 2008
  • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.8
    TV Series
    • producer: Eugene Onegin: In Rehearsal at the Met
    • 2007
  • La danse et Degas
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2003
  • The Turandot Project (2000)
    The Turandot Project
    7.4
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 2000
  • Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore
    7.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2000
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2000
  • Jackie: Behind the Myth (1999)
    Jackie: Behind the Myth
    8.2
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 1999

Additional Crew

  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • representative: American Masters
    • director of culture and arts documentaries
    • executive ...
    • 2000–2005
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • director: culture & arts documentaries
    • 2001

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 2, 1956
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 3, 2022
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Takami Yao? - April 3, 2022 (her death)

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