David Irving (director)

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David Irving
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BornDavid Kenneth Irving
Santa Clara County, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • author
  • professor
NationalityAmerican
Education Riverdale School for Boys
Denison University (BFA)
California Institute of the Arts (MFA)
Spouse
Susan Burkhalter
(m. 1974)
Children Austin Irving
Parents Jules Irving
Priscilla Pointer
Relatives Amy Irving (sister)

David Kenneth Irving is an American film director, screenwriter, author, and professor. His accolades include the 1981 Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Children's Script.

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Early life

Irving was born in Santa Clara County, California. He is the son of Jules Irving and Priscilla Pointer. His father is of Russian-Jewish descent. [1] He has two siblings, actress Amy Irving and Katie Irving. He spent his childhood in San Francisco, where he was active in local theater. The family then relocated to New York City. Irving attended high school at Riverdale School for Boys. He earned a BFA from Denison University and an MFA from California Institute of the Arts. [2]

Career

Irving began his career as a screenwriter, director and producer of movies. He also directed numerous theatrical plays. He then moved on to writing and directing documentary shorts. He co-wrote the textbook Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video along with Peter W. Rea. The book is the only text on short film creation to focus on the importance of symbiosis between producer and director. It was originally released in 1995, and is in its 5th edition as of 2019. In 2008, it was announced that he would serve as head of NYU's Tisch Asia graduate film department. [3]

In 2010, Irving wrote another textbook entitled Fundamentals of Film Directing. [4] In 2011, he published another textbook entitled Elements of College Teaching. He served as the chair of the New York University Tisch School of the Arts Film and Television program for both the undergraduate and graduate schools for over seven years. [3] He then wrote a novel, Sleep 101: The Odd Rise of Doctor Louise Pond, PhD, which explores the inner workings of academia. This was followed up with Sleep 201: The Further Adventures of Dr. Louise Pond and Sleep 301: Dr. Louise Pond and the Spunky Monkey.

As of 2019, Irving works as an associate professor at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. In 2007, he received the NYU David Payne Carter Award for Teaching Excellence. [5]

Personal life

In 1974, Irving married actress Susan Burkhalter. They have one daughter, artist Austin Irving.

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
1976 The Great Texas Dynamite Chase NoNoYes
1980 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)NoYes - 1 episodeNoEpisode: The Secret of the Lost Valley: Pt 1
1983 Good-bye, Cruel World YesNoNo
1987 Rumpelstiltsken [6] YesYesNo
1987The Emperor's New ClothesYesYesNo
1988 Sleeping Beauty YesNoNo
1989 C.H.U.D. II: Bud The Chud YesNoNo
1990Night of the CycloneYesNoNo
1995Romare BeardenYesYesNo
1998African ArtYesYesNo
1999Elizabeth Catlett: Sculpting the TruthYesYesNodocumentary short
2000Richard Mayhew: Spiritual LandscapesYesYesNodocumentary short
2001Jacob LawrenceYesYesNo
2002School's Out: Self-taught ArtistsYesYesNodocumentary short
2004Chuck Close: Close UpYesYesNodocumentary short
2006I Can Fly: Kids and CreativityYesYesNodocumentary short
2008Red Grooms: SculptopictoramatistYesYesNodocumentary short
2009Jimmy and Max ErnstYesYesNo

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  1. "PROFILE : The Amy Chronicles : After years in the shadow of her parents, not to mention ex-husband Steven Spielberg, Amy Irving is now secure in her own identity. 'I've never been so alive,' says star of Arthur Miller's new play, 'Broken Glass'". Los Angeles Times. 17 April 1994.
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