Stacy Title
Stacy Title | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 21, 1964 New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 11, 2021 (aged 56) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
| Known for | |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 2 |
Stacy Title (February 21, 1964 – January 11, 2021) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer.[2] Her films include Let the Devil Wear Black (1999), The Last Supper (1995),[3] and Down on the Waterfront (1993), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.
Career
Title's first project was Down on the Waterfront (1993), a short film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 66th Academy Awards.[4][5][6] Her first feature film, The Last Supper (1995), is a comedy about graduate students who plan to murder right-wing militants.[7]
Title was married to writer-actor and Survivor contestant Jonathan Penner, with whom she collaborated on several movies. She first directed Penner in The Last Supper. Together, they wrote the script for the 2003 WB-produced re-imagining of The Lone Ranger, starring Chad Michael Murray and Nathaniel Arcand. She later directed the 2017 horror film The Bye Bye Man, from a script by Penner. She and Penner were previously developing a King Kong television series for MarVista Entertainment and IM Global Television.[8][9] She was also developing a dark comedy film called Walking Time Bomb following the release of The Bye Bye Man.[10][11]
Personal life
Title grew up in New York, and her father was a commercial producer.[6] She married Jonathan Penner on September 14, 1991;[11] the couple had two children together.[12] Title was a first cousin of Daena Title, who is married to Seinfeld actor Jason Alexander. Alexander was slated to star in Walking Time Bomb before Title's death.[10]
Illness and death
In December 2017, Title was diagnosed with ALS, though she continued to work on Walking Time Bomb despite her illness.[10] However, the film was never completed.[6] By 2020, she was only able to manually move her eyes.[1]
Title died on January 11, 2021, at the age of 56. Penner announced her death via Twitter.[4]
Filmography
Director
- Freakish (2017)[13]
- The Bye Bye Man (2017)[6]
- The Greatest Show Ever (2007)[12]
- Hood of Horror (2006)[6]
- Let the Devil Wear Black (1999)[6]
- The Last Supper (1995)[6]
- Down on the Waterfront (1993)[6]
Writer
- 2003: The Lone Ranger[12]
- 1999: Let the Devil Wear Black[12]
- 1993: Down on the Waterfront[12]
Producer
- The Lone Ranger (2003)[12]
- Let the Devil Wear Black (1999)[12]
- The Last Supper (1995)[12]
- Down on the Waterfront (1993)[12]
Cameo
- 2006: Survivor: Cook Islands (episode, "Arranging a Hit"), as Jonathan's loved one[14]
References
- ^ a b Kit, Borys (September 21, 2018). "Director Stricken With ALS Vows to Finish Her Final Movie: 'Doing What I Love Will Be Part of My Legacy'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "Stacy Title". The New York Times.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (April 5, 1996). "The Last Supper". The New York Times.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Shafer, Ellise (January 12, 2021). "Stacy Title, Director of 'The Bye Bye Man' and 'The Last Supper,' Dies at 56". Variety. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "THE 66th ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS : OSCARS : The Nominees". LA Times. February 10, 1994. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Andreeva, Nellie (January 11, 2021). "Stacy Title Dies: 'The Bye Bye Man' Director Was 56". Deadline. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Barsanti, Sam (January 12, 2021). "R.I.P. Stacy Title, director of The Bye Bye Man". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 18, 2017). "King Kong Female-Led TV Series In Works At MarVista Entertainment & IM Global TV".
- ^ Tiffany, Kaitlyn (April 18, 2017). "Following Kong: Skull Island, a TV show called King Kong Skull Island". The Verge.
- ^ a b c Wallace, Amy (May 14, 2019). "Director Stacy Title's Mission to Make 'Walking Time Bomb'". Vulture. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ a b Kit, Borys (September 21, 2018). "Director Stricken With ALS Vows to Finish Her Final Movie: "Doing What I Love Will Be Part of My Legacy"". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Shafe, Ellise (January 11, 2021). "Stacy Title, Director of 'The Bye Bye Man' and 'The Last Supper,' Dies at 56". Yahoo Entertainment. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ https://www.deadline.com/2021/01/stacy-title-dies-the-bye-bye-man-director-als-1234671731/
- ^ Dixon, Marcus James (January 12, 2021). "'Survivor' contestants pay tribute to Jonathan Penner's wife, who dies of ALS at age 56". Gold Derby. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
