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Alan B. Curtiss

Alan Bradford Curtiss is an assistant director and producer of Hollywood films who has been active in the Directors Guild of America, after starting as a location manager in 1978.[1] He is a resident of Manhattan Beach, California.[2]

Career highlights

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Curtiss has been a member of at least three directorial teams nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, for The Truman Show (1998),[3] The Green Mile (1999),[4] and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003).[5] He is especially known for close collaborations with director Peter Weir,[6] including two of those three DGA nominations. The DGA elected Curtiss to several terms as an Associate Member of its National Board of Directors (2011–2019).[7][8][9][10]

Curtiss also served as executive producer of Master and Commander. He and Oscar winner Barrie M. Osborne were among the lead producers who released the major Hispanic film Gloria (2014), a biopic about the controversial Mexican pop star Gloria Trevi.[11][12]

The DGA has recognized Curtiss for his long mentorship of assistant directors (ADs), unit production managers (UPMs), and production assistants (PAs). As he described in a 2004 forum spotlighting directorial teams: "It is called the 'director's team' and I think there's a reason for that... Currently my key 2nd is somebody who I've done ten films with but he started off as a set PA and then over the years moved up. Probably five of my former key 2nds are now out 1st AD-ing and production managing, so it's been a normal cycle of experience and knowledge; as they've gone up the ladder, other people have come to the fore."[6]

Filmography

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Curtiss is credited for the following films:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alan B. Curtiss". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Alan B. Curtiss". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Higgins, Bill (January 25, 1999). "DGA combat-ready". Variety. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  4. ^ McNary, Dave (January 24, 2000). "New kids at DGA". Variety. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film" (Press release). Directors Guild of America. January 6, 2004. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "AD/UPMs in the Spotlight". Directors Guild of America. March 2004. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "National Board and Officers Elected" (Press release). Directors Guild of America. June 25, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  8. ^ "National Board and Officers Chosen" (Press release). Directors Guild of America. June 22, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "National Board and Officers Elected" (Press release). Directors Guild of America. June 27, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  10. ^ "National Board and Officers Chosen" (Press release). Directors Guild of America. June 24, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  11. ^ "Gloria Trevi Biopic To Go Ahead Without Authorization". Billboard. November 17, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  12. ^ Hecht, John (March 24, 2014). "Universal Pictures Distributing Biopic 'Gloria'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
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