Michael Taylor (film producer)

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Michael Taylor is a film producer and also the chairman of the Division of Film and Television Production at the University of Southern California.

Taylor is a producer of theatrical and television films. He began his career as a Motion Picture Executive at United Artists Corporation, and served as UA’s European Head of Production based in London. Having produced both within the studio system and in the independent arena, his credits include COPYING BEETHOVEN, INSTINCT, PHENOMENON, BOTTLE ROCKET, THE HI-LINE, LAST EMBRACE, THE PURSUIT OF D.B. COOPER, MRS. MUNCK, and PRINCESS OF THIEVES. Among other honors, he is the recipient of the Fourteenth Annual Genesis Award for Outstanding Feature Film, the National Board of Review Award for Top Independent Film, The Variety/EDI $100 Million Award, and is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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[edit] Trivia

  • In a workshop held in Vietnam, he was given a Vietnamese name: "May" (which means "Lucky") by his students.

[edit] References

  • Michael Taylor at U.S.C. [1].
  • Michael Taylor at IMDB. [2].