Kieth Merrill

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Kieth Merrill (born 1940) is an American filmmaker who has worked as a writer, director, and producer in the film industry since 1967. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Directors Guild of America, and received an Academy Award for The Great American Cowboy (1973) and a nomination for Amazon (1997). He is a founding partner of Odyssey, which pioneered IMAX-format film technology.[1] He is also a founding member of Audience Alliance Motion Picture Studios[1], a production company committed to highly entertaining motion pictures that embrace virtues and values. AAMPS is a growing broad based membership organization giving "card carrying members" the opportunity to weigh in on scripts and go behind the scenes of AAMPS motion pictures.

Merrill is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons). In addition to his mainstream "Hollywood" projects, Merrill was commissioned by the First Presidency of the church to produce the films Legacy and The Testaments for the state of the art 70 mm Legacy Theater at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. Merrill graduated with a BA from Brigham Young University in 1967.

[edit] Works

Merrill has done work in various formats including IMAX and 70mm. He has created feature films, documentaries, television commercials, and miniseries. [2][3]

  • The Great American Cowboy (1973 Documentary Academy Award Winner)[4]
  • The 12 Dogs of Christmas (2005)
  • Three Warriors (1977)
  • Take Down (1978)
  • Windwalker (1980)
  • Harry's War (1981)
  • Polynesian Odyssey (1991)
  • Alamo- The Price of Freedom (1991)
  • Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic (1992)
  • Amazon (1997) (Nominated for Academy Award)
  • Olympic Glory (1999)
  • Wild West (TV Miniseries) (Emmy nomination)
  • Grand Canyon - The Hidden Secrets
  • Secrets of the I-52
  • Olympic Glory
  • Passion for Life
  • Ozarks - Legacy and Legends
  • Zion Canyon - Treasure of the Gods
  • Yellowstone
  • San Francisco, The Movie
  • Legacy
  • Witness
  • The Testaments
  • Rivals
  • On The Way Home
  • Cherokee Trail
  • Mr. Krueger's Christmas
  • Kenny Rogers and the Cowboys
  • Wheels of Fire
  • Indian
  • Matter of Winning

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kieth Merrill
  2. ^ Kieth Merrill at Hollywood.com
  3. ^ Kieth Merrill - Filmmaker
  4. ^ Session Timeout - Academy Awards Database - AMPAS

1. http://theoscarsite.com/whoswho5/merrill_k.h
2. http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/detail/id/1427390
3. http://www.ldsfilm.com/directors/Merrill.html 4. http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp

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