James Goldstone (born June 8, 1931 in Los Angeles, California; died
November 5, 1999 in Shaftsbury, Vermont) was an American film and
television director whose career spanned over thirty years.Goldstone
was noted for the momentum and "fifteen-minute cliffhangers" that he
brought to TV pilots such as Star Trek ("Where No Man Has Gone
Before", 1966), Ironside, and The Bold Ones: The Senator. His later
career helped pioneer the concept of "thirty-second attention span"
pacing over detailed content in his dramatizations of Rita Hayworth,
Calamity Jane, and the Kent State shootings for which he won the Emmy.
He directed several feature films, including the large-scale suspense
Rollercoaster (1977).During his Hollywood career, he directed Paul
Newman, Robert De Niro, George Segal, Robert Shaw, James Garner,
Richard Dreyfuss and Sidney Poitier and collaborated with composer and
musician, Lalo Schifrin. He "discovered" Tiny Tim. In addition to his
work in film and television, Goldstone was a longtime leader in the
Director's and Writers Guilds. In his later life, he taught both at
Bennington College and in the masters program at Columbia University.
During the 1990s he directed a number of theatrical productions in New
England. He was also central in the establishment of National Public
Radio presence in Vermont and was the moving force behind the creation
of the Vermont Arts Council which named its award for new talent the
James Goldstone Award.Goldstone was the son of Hollywood agent and
early television producer, Jules Goldstone.
November 5, 1999 in Shaftsbury, Vermont) was an American film and
television director whose career spanned over thirty years.Goldstone
was noted for the momentum and "fifteen-minute cliffhangers" that he
brought to TV pilots such as Star Trek ("Where No Man Has Gone
Before", 1966), Ironside, and The Bold Ones: The Senator. His later
career helped pioneer the concept of "thirty-second attention span"
pacing over detailed content in his dramatizations of Rita Hayworth,
Calamity Jane, and the Kent State shootings for which he won the Emmy.
He directed several feature films, including the large-scale suspense
Rollercoaster (1977).During his Hollywood career, he directed Paul
Newman, Robert De Niro, George Segal, Robert Shaw, James Garner,
Richard Dreyfuss and Sidney Poitier and collaborated with composer and
musician, Lalo Schifrin. He "discovered" Tiny Tim. In addition to his
work in film and television, Goldstone was a longtime leader in the
Director's and Writers Guilds. In his later life, he taught both at
Bennington College and in the masters program at Columbia University.
During the 1990s he directed a number of theatrical productions in New
England. He was also central in the establishment of National Public
Radio presence in Vermont and was the moving force behind the creation
of the Vermont Arts Council which named its award for new talent the
James Goldstone Award.Goldstone was the son of Hollywood agent and
early television producer, Jules Goldstone.
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