Gil Cates

LOS ANGELES ( Reuters ) - Film, television and Broadway producer and director Gil Cates, who ran the show for 14 Oscar ceremonies and was an entertainment industry leader, has died at age 77. Cates died on Monday evening at the University of California Los Angeles where he was the founding dean of the School of Theater , Film and Television, the school said in a statement posted on its website. A cause of death has yet to be determined, pending an investigation by the Los Angeles County...Read Full Story

By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com : It is with great sadness that we report that longtime Oscar producer Gil Cates has died at the age of 77. Cates produced the annual awards telecast 14 times, his most recent turn coming in 2008. Cates also served on the directors branch of the Academy’s board of governors for 12 years. “Gil was our colleague, our friend and a former governor of the Academy,” said Academy President Tom Sherak in a statement. “He was a consummate professional who gave the...Read Full Story

Oscar producer Gil Cates has died at age 77: "'Gil was our colleague, our friend and a former governor of the Academy,' said Academy President Tom Sherak ... 'His passing is a tremendous loss to the entertainment industry, and our thoughts go out to his family.' Cates produced the Academy Awards® 14 times between 1990 and 2008, more than any other individual. He was responsible for first bringing hosts Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, David Letterman, Steve Martin, Chris Rock and Jon Stewart...Read Full Story

BBC News Oscars TV producer Gil Cates dies BBC News Gilbert 'Gil' Cates, a longtime producer of the Oscars TV ceremony - who oversaw a record 14 shows, has died aged 77. He collapsed at the UCLA campus on Monday. Emergency personnel responded but were unable to revive him. Cates' last Oscars were in ... Gil Cates dies at 77; producer, director and showman Los Angeles Times Oscar Producer Gilbert Cates Dies at 77 Hollywood Reporter Gilbert Cates, Producer of Oscar Shows, Dies at 77 New York...Read Full Story

Los Angeles Times The Morning Fix: Time Warner, Comcast profits up. RIP Gil Cates. Los Angeles Times The Skinny. We're still Kim Kardashian-free! Wednesday's headlines include appreciations of the great Gil Cates as well as early reports on Time Warner and Comcast financial results, and a preview of the American Film Market. RIP. ... Gilbert Cates, veteran Oscar producer, dead at 77 CBS News Oscar Producer Gilbert Cates Dies at 77 Hollywood Reporter Oscars TV producer Gil Cates dies BBC News...Read Full Story

msnbc.com Gil Cates: the Wizard of Oscars Los Angeles Times When it came to putting on the Academy Awards, Gil Cates had a golden touch. Academy Awards producer Gil Cates on the red carpet at 77th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in 2005. (Los Angeles Times) By Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times Television ... Veteran producer and director Gil Cates led with charm, confidence and Yiddish ... Washington Post Legendary Oscar Producer TMZ.com Gil Cates, director and producer who oversaw 14...Read Full Story

Mirror.co.uk Acclaimed producer and director Gil Cates dies Jewish Telegraphic Agency LOS ANGELES (JTA) -- Gilbert (“Gil”) Cates, a multi-faceted theater, film and television producer and director, and university dean, has died. Cates, 77, collapsed late Monday afternoon on a parking lot at the University of California, Los Angeles and ... Oscar Producer Gilbert Cates Dies at 77 Hollywood Reporter Gil Cates dies at 77; producer, director and showman Los Angeles Times Oscars TV producer Gil...Read Full Story

Reuters India Gil Cates, best known for producing Oscars, dies at 77 Washington Post The movie director and TV producer Gil Cates, who gained his greatest renown as self-declared “ringmaster” of the most hyped, exciting, wryly amusing, wincingly crass, maudlin and bloated circus in Hollywood — in other words, the Academy Awards — died ... Gil Cates: an appreciation Los Angeles Times Gil Cates: the Wizard of the Oscars MiamiHerald.com Oscar Producer Gilbert Cates Dies at 77 Hollywood Reporter...Read Full Story

Gilbert Cates, known for producing 14 Academy Award telecasts, has died. He was 77. The exact cause of death is unknown. Sources told TMZ Cates was discovered Monday night in a parking lot at UCLA. Earlier this month, he had undergone heart surgery. Cates was the go-to guy to produce the Oscars between 1990 and 2008. He oversaw more shows than any other Academy Awards producer in history. Cates was married to Dr. Judith Reichman and had four children, two stepchildren and six...Read Full Story

E! Online Gil Cates: Consummate Hollywood professional Los Angeles Times Gilbert "Gil" Cates, a consummate Hollywood professional who combined a natural showman's flair with a scholar's erudition, and who as a 14-time producer of the annual Oscar telecast brought fresh blood and new energy to the industry's biggest showcase ... How I Convinced Gil Cates to Make Billy Crystal an Oscar Host Reuters Oscar Producer Gilbert Cates Dies at 77 Hollywood Reporter Veteran Oscar producer Gilbert Cates...Read Full Story