David Kirkpatrick | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Paul Kirkpatrick June 29, 1951 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Film producer, studio executive, author |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
| Notable awards | Golden Globe, Independent Spirit Award |
David Paul Kirkpatrick (born June 29, 1951) is an American film producer, studio executive and writer. He is widely known[1] for his career at Paramount Pictures where he started as a story editor, oversaw the studio's exclusive development deal with Eddie Murphy[2] and eventually became President of the Motion Picture Group.[3]
In 2006, The New York Times called Kirkpatrick a “kingmaker” for his shepherding of Hollywood talent.[4] Kirkpatrick was chief of production at two studios at the same time, Walt Disney Pictures and Touchstone Pictures.[5]
Kirkpatrick founded the MIT Center for the Future of Storytelling[6] in 2008[7] and the Story Summit in 2019.[8] He has authored two books, including The Address of Happiness[9][10] and The Dog[11] with Steven James Taylor,[12][13]
- ^ "The Monster That Ate Hollywood – Interviews | PBS – FRONTLINE". PBS. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- ^ O'Donnell, Pierce (1992). Fatal subtraction : the inside story of Buchwald v. Paramount ([1st] ed.). New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-41686-5.
- ^ "Oscar Voter Who Once Ran Studios Chides Academy for "Exchanging Purported Racism With Ageism"". The Hollywood Reporter. January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ Gross, Michael Joseph (December 10, 2006). "A Once-Feared Kingmaker Called to a Different Battle". The New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2006.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, David (February 24, 2004). "A nod to the chief Mouseketeer". Variety.com.
- ^ "Founding MIT".
- ^ "MIT center by Kirkpatrick". Michael Cieply. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
- ^ "Story Submit Foundership".
- ^ Kirkpatrick, David Paul (June 2013). The Address of Happiness on Amazon. ISBN 978-0972644716.
- ^ "Review of The Address of Happiness". Huffpost. Joel L. Watts. June 25, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ "The Dog". Amazon.
- ^ "The Dog Steven James Taylor". Amazon.
- ^ "The Dog by David Paul Kirkpatrick".