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Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

45

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-09-24

Deathday

2015-05-15 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Riverside - California - USA

Donald Wrye

Biography

Donald Wrye was an American director, screenwriter, and producer, best known for directing the 1978 film Ice Castles, a romantic drama about a young figure skater's rise and fall from stardom. He began his career with documentary shorts, including An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer (1969), which was nominated for an Academy Award. Wrye's work often explored human resilience and emotional depth, leaving a lasting impact on American cinema.

Known For

Ice Castles

6.4%

Ice Castles

Feb 9, 2010

Ice Castles

6.4%

Ice Castles

Feb 9, 2010

Ice Castles

7.3%

Ice Castles

Dec 31, 1978

Ice Castles

7.3%

Ice Castles

Dec 31, 1978

Born Innocent

6.3%

Born Innocent

Jan 1, 1976

Amerika

5.4%

Amerika

Feb 15, 1987

Amerika

5.4%

Amerika

Feb 15, 1987

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

6.7%

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

Nov 4, 1990

Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape

4.6%

Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape

Jun 17, 2007

Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape

4.6%

Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape

Jun 17, 2007

It Happened One Christmas

3.7%

It Happened One Christmas

Dec 11, 1977

Stranger in the Family

5.4%

Stranger in the Family

Oct 27, 1991

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Directing

2010

Ice Castles as Director

2007

Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape as Director

2000		Range of Motion as Director
2000		A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle as Director

1997		High Stakes as Director
1997		Not in This Town as Director

1995		Trail of Tears as Director
1995		A Family Divided as Director

1994		Separated by Murder as Director
1994		Ultimate Betrayal as Director

1993

Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back as Director

1991		Stranger in the Family as Director
1991		Lucky Day as Director

1990

83 Hours 'Til Dawn as Director

1987

Amerika as Director

1984

The House of God as Director

1983		Heart of Steel as Director
1983		The Face of Rage as Director

1982

Divorce Wars: A Love Story as Director

1981

Fire on the Mountain as Director

1978

Ice Castles as Director

1977

It Happened One Christmas as Director

1976		The Entertainer as Director
1976		Born Innocent as Director

1975

Death Be Not Proud as Director

1973

The Man Who Could Talk to Kids as Director

1971

The Numbers Start with the River as Director

1969

An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer as Director

1963

The Soba Man as Director

Editing

1963

The Soba Man as Editor

Production

1995

Trail of Tears as Executive Producer

1994

Ultimate Betrayal as Executive Producer

1993

Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back as Producer

1991

Stranger in the Family as Executive Producer

1985

Right to Kill? as Executive Producer

1969

An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer as Producer

Writing

2010

Ice Castles as Teleplay

2007

Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape as Writer

1987

Amerika as Writer

1984

The House of God as Screenplay

1983

The Face of Rage as Writer

1982

Divorce Wars: A Love Story as Writer

1978

Ice Castles as Writer

1975

Death Be Not Proud as Writer

1963

The Soba Man as Writer

Donald Wrye