Richard Guay (film producer)

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Richard Guay
Born United States
Nationality American
Occupation Film producer

Richard Guay is an American film producer based from New York City.

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His productions include True Love (1989) 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). [1]

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References

  1. "Richard Guay". Nancysavoca.com.