Richard Schickel


Critic

About

Birth Place
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Photos & Videos

Family & Companions

Carol Rubinstein
Wife
TV producer, theatrical lighting designer. Born c. 1940; died of cancer July 20, 1991; co-produced TV specials with husband; previously married to film and TV composer Arthur B Rubinstein; born in Troy, Ohio; edcuated at Marymount College and received MA from Yale Drama School; was lighting designer with Williamstown Theater Festival, the L.A. Actors Theater and Whole Theater Co in Montclair New Jersey.

Biography

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Eastwood on Eastwood (1997)
Director
The Harryhausen Chronicles (1997)
Director
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (1991)
Director
Myrna Loy: So Nice To Come Home To (1991)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)
Himself
Fog City Mavericks (2007)
Ask the Dust (2006)
Voice
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (1999)
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997)
Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)
Himself
The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991)

Writer (Feature Film)

The Harryhausen Chronicles (1997)
Writer
Eastwood on Eastwood (1997)
Book As Source Material
Eastwood on Eastwood (1997)
Writer
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (1991)
Writer
Myrna Loy: So Nice To Come Home To (1991)
Writer

Producer (Feature Film)

Eastwood on Eastwood (1997)
Producer
The Harryhausen Chronicles (1997)
Producer
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire And Desire (1991)
Producer
Myrna Loy: So Nice To Come Home To (1991)
Producer
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (1991)
Producer

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)
Other

Director (Special)

TCM Interviews: James Cameron (2014)
Director
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (2013)
Director
L'Interview TCM - Martin Scorsese (2011)
Director
L'Interview TCM: Alfred Hitchcock (2010)
Director
L'Interview TCM - Clint Eastwood (2010)
Director
The Eastwood Factor (2010)
Director
Spielberg on Spielberg (2007)
Director
Bienvenue a Cannes (2007)
Director
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)
Director
The Men Who Made the Movies: Sam Fuller (2002)
Director
Woody Allen: A Life in Film (2002)
Director
Shooting War (2000)
Director
The 71st Annual Academy Awards Presentation (1999)
Segment Director
The Moviemakers: Stanley Donen (1996)
Director
The Moviemakers: Robert Wise (1996)
Director
The Moviemakers: Arthur Penn (1996)
Director
Hollywood on Hollywood (1993)
Director
Eastwood & Co. Making "Unforgiven" (1992)
Director
Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente (1987)
Director
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973)
Director
The Men Who Made the Movies: George Cukor (1973)
Director
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973)
Director
The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh (1973)
Director

Cast (Special)

The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008)
Himself
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
Lee Marvin: Hollywood's Straight Shooter (2001)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills (2001)
On Cukor (2000)
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)
John Wayne: American Legend (1998)
Anatomy of Horror (1995)

Writer (Special)

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)
Writer
Shooting War (2000)
Writer
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs (2000)
Writer
The AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars (1999)
Writer
The Moviemakers: Stanley Donen (1996)
Writer
The Moviemakers: Arthur Penn (1996)
Writer
The Moviemakers: Robert Wise (1996)
Writer
Hollywood on Hollywood (1993)
Writer
1968: 25th Anniversary (1993)
Writer
Eastwood & Co. Making "Unforgiven" (1992)
Writer
Cary Grant: A Celebration (1988)
Book As Source Material
Cary Grant: A Celebration (1988)
Writer
Happy Anniversary, 007: 25 Years of James Bond (1987)
Writer
Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente (1987)
Writer

Producer (Special)

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)
Producer
Woody Allen: A Life in Film (2002)
Producer
The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2001)
Segment Producer
Shooting War (2000)
Producer
The 71st Annual Academy Awards Presentation (1999)
Segment Producer
The Moviemakers: Arthur Penn (1996)
Producer
The Moviemakers: Stanley Donen (1996)
Producer
The Moviemakers: Robert Wise (1996)
Producer
Hollywood on Hollywood (1993)
Producer
Eastwood & Co. Making "Unforgiven" (1992)
Producer
The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation (1992)
Segment Producer
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation (1991)
Segment Producer
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation (1990)
Segment Producer
Cary Grant: A Celebration (1988)
Co-Producer
Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente (1987)
Producer

Special Thanks (Special)

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)
Writer
Shooting War (2000)
Writer
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs (2000)
Writer
The AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars (1999)
Writer
The Moviemakers: Stanley Donen (1996)
Writer
The Moviemakers: Arthur Penn (1996)
Writer
The Moviemakers: Robert Wise (1996)
Writer
Hollywood on Hollywood (1993)
Writer
1968: 25th Anniversary (1993)
Writer
Eastwood & Co. Making "Unforgiven" (1992)
Writer
Cary Grant: A Celebration (1988)
Book As Source Material
Cary Grant: A Celebration (1988)
Writer
Happy Anniversary, 007: 25 Years of James Bond (1987)
Writer
Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente (1987)
Writer

Misc. Crew (Special)

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills (2001)
Creative Consultant
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs (2000)
Writer (Tv)
The AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars (1999)
Writer (Tv)
The AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars (1999)
Creative Consultant
The Wizard of Oz: 40 Years on Television (1996)
Acknowledgment
The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995)
Other
The 66th Annual Academy Awards Presentation (1994)
Other
The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation (1993)
Other
The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz: 50 Years Of Magic (1990)
Assistant

Life Events

1960

First book published

1972

Began film reviewing for TIME magazine

Family

Erika Schickel
Daughter
Jessica Schickel
Daughter

Companions

Carol Rubinstein
Wife
TV producer, theatrical lighting designer. Born c. 1940; died of cancer July 20, 1991; co-produced TV specials with husband; previously married to film and TV composer Arthur B Rubinstein; born in Troy, Ohio; edcuated at Marymount College and received MA from Yale Drama School; was lighting designer with Williamstown Theater Festival, the L.A. Actors Theater and Whole Theater Co in Montclair New Jersey.

Bibliography