Gerald Green (film producer)

Gerald Green (January 10, 1932 – July 24, 2015) was a film producer, born in Cape Town, South Africa.

Gerald Green
Born(1932-01-10)10 January 1932 [1]
Cape Town, South Africa
Died24 July 2015(2015-07-24) (aged 83) [2]
Los Angeles, California, US
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1975-2006
SpousePatricia Green

He studied at Saint Martin's School of Art in London and moved to the United States in 1970.[2] He produced Oliver Stone's 1986 film Salvador.[2]

He and his wife were arrested in 2010 in Los Angeles and charged with money-laundering and bribery offences in connection with a film festival in Thailand. They were sentenced to six months imprisonment.[3][4][5]

He died in Los Angeles, California from complications from emphysema.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ III, Harris M. Lentz (30 March 2016). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2015. McFarland. ISBN 9781476625539 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c Barnes, Mike (24 August 2015). "Gerald Green, Producer of Oliver Stone's 'Salvador,' Dies at 83". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ^ Rithdee, Kong (19 December 2007). "Film exec Gerald Green arrested". Variety. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  4. ^ Fritz, Ben (15 September 2009). "Hollywood producers are guilty of bribing Thai official". LA Times.
  5. ^ Allen, Nick (13 August 2010). "Hollywood executives jailed for Thai film festival bribery". The Daily Telegraph.
  6. ^ "Hollywood producer, once jailed for FCPA offenses, dies in LA - The FCPA Blog - The FCPA Blog". www.fcpablog.com.