Richard Guay (film producer)

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Richard Guay
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Nationality American
Occupation Film producer

Richard Guay is a New York City based American film producer.

His productions include True Love (1989) [1] which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1989 Sundance Film Festival, Dogfight (1991), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), Kinsey (2004), and Shutter (2008). [2]

He has been married to Nancy Savoca since 1980, and they have three children.

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References

  1. Hurd, Mary G. (2007). Women Directors and Their Films. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN   9780275985783.
  2. "Richard Guay". Nancysavoca.com.