Ron Yerxa

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Ron Yerxa
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Born
Ronald Paul Yerxa

(1947-05-18) May 18, 1947 (age 78)
Nationality American
Occupation Film producer
Notable work Nebraska

Ron Yerxa (born May 18, 1947) is an American film producer. He is known for the films Little Miss Sunshine , Somewhere in Queens , Hamlet 2 and Cold Mountain . [1]

Yerxa and fellow producer Albert Berger founded the production company, Bona Fide Productions. [2] [3] Yerxa and Berger were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for the 2013 film Nebraska . [4]

Yerxa attended the University of California Santa Cruz and Stanford University. [5]

References

  1. "Ron Yerxa". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2014. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. "Albert Berger". Variety . Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  3. "Ron Yerxa". Variety . December 17, 2013. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  4. "OSCARS: Producers Albert Berger & Ron Yerxa Talk 'Nebraska' And Re-Teaming With Alexander Payne". Deadline Hollywood . November 17, 2013. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  5. Rappaport, Scott (February 28, 2014). "UCSC alumnus Ron Yerxa up for 'Best Picture' Academy Award". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.