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David Giler
Born
David Kevin Giler
(1943-07-23)July 23, 1943
New York City, U.S.
Died
December 19, 2020(2020-12-19) (aged 77)
Bangkok, Thailand
Occupation(s)
Film/television producer, screenwriter
Years active
1962–2017
Notable work
Alien
The Parallax View
Spouse
Nancy Kwan
(m. 1970; div. 1972)
David Kevin Giler, (July 23, 1943[1] – December 19, 2020) was an American filmmaker who had been active in the film industry since the early 1960s.
David Kevin Giler, (July 23, 1943 – December 19, 2020) was an American filmmaker who had been active in the film industry since the early 1960s. Giler's...
Giler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: DavidGiler (1943–2020), American filmmaker Franjo Giler (1907–1943), Yugoslav footballer...
The Black Bird is a 1975 comedy film written and directed by DavidGiler and starring George Segal and Stéphane Audran. It is a comedic sequel to the...
him, Alien, which he optioned and rewrote with his partner, DavidGiler. Hill and Giler were not credited for their writing work. Hill decided not to...
1992 American science fiction horror film directed by David Fincher and written by DavidGiler, Walter Hill, and Larry Ferguson, from a story by Vincent...
credit for the script, he was assisted by Paul Schrader, John Hill, DavidGiler, Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, and Jerry Belson, all of whom contributed...
American filmmakers Walter Hill, DavidGiler, and Gordon Carroll. "Walter Hill". Variety. 30 March 2020. "DavidGiler". Variety. 30 March 2020. "Why Ridley...
support. Produced and directed by Alan J. Pakula, its screenplay is by DavidGiler and Lorenzo Semple Jr., based on the 1970 novel by Loren Singer. The...
Hollywood screenwriter DavidGiler in July 1970 in a civil ceremony in Carson City, Nevada. The marriage was Kwan's second and Giler's first. They divorced...
franchise (1979–1997). He also co-founded Brandywine Productions with DavidGiler and Walter Hill, a film company most famously associated with the Alien...
(Motion picture). Produced by Ridley Scott, Mark Huffam, Michael Schaefer, DavidGiler and Walter Hill. Story by Jack Paglen and Michael Green. Screenplay by...
task he found difficult. The idea of cloning was suggested by producers DavidGiler and Walter Hill, who opposed the production of Alien Resurrection, as...
protagonist, replacing Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver). Walter Hill and DavidGiler wrote the final script, which had Hicks killed off in the opening scene...
Pit Theatrical release poster Directed by Richard Benjamin Written by DavidGiler Based on Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House by Melvin Frank Norman...