John A. Kuri

John A. Kuri
Born John Anthony Kuri
February 16, 1945
Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation Author, Producer, Director
Language English
Nationality American
Citizenship American
Notable awards
the Cable Ace,
the Christopher Award for excellence in television,
the Emmy nomination,
the Western Heritage Award,
and the Golden Halo.

John A. Kuri (born February 16, 1945) is a United States author and writer, film and television producer, and director. He is the son of Emile Kuri, twice Oscar® winning and eight-time nominated Set Decorator.[1]

Among John's literary works are Takin’ It Back, (2005)[2] a sports-themed inspirational novel, the historical novel Cheyenne Rising Sun,(2004)[3] and the true story ROD (2008).[4]

Kuri's filmography has over 40 titles including his true story of the Donner Party, One More Mountain (1994)[5] for Disney's Wonderful World of Color and ABC Television for which he received the Christopher Award,[6][7] the classic Louis L’Amour western, Conagher (1991),[8] for which the National Cowboy Hall of Fame awarded him their Western Heritage Award,[9][10] the MGM release starring Pat Morita "Captive Hearts",(1987),[11] he co-created the ABC series "Ohara" starring Pat Morita,(1987)[12] and he was "Emmy-nominated" for John Steinbeck's The Red Pony, starring Henry Fonda in 1973.[13][14]

Kuri is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a member of the Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America, and Art Directors Guild. He is active in digital media and is the founder of a video portal "staytunedtv".[15]

Kuri is a Senior Fellow with the Culture of Lawfulness Project for the National Strategy Information Center, a Washington, DC - based education and research foundation. He occasionally speaks on their behalf at international entertainment media conferences on "The Culture of Lawfulness" to illustrate how the media can weave inspirational themes into their journalism and projects they produce for television and theatrical release. Kuri wrote the Foreword to 2013 book "Separation of Powers & The Rule of Law, the Lebanese System" from Dr. Akl M. Kairouz and Dr. Issam Y. Atala.[16]

Kuri is a graduate of Army Navy Academy, winning the William Randolph Hearst national rifle marksmanship championship.[17] He is a licensed commercial multi-engine pilot, and a jazz guitarist who occasionally plays Los Angeles venues with his sextet, Elixir & Friends.[18]

Currently Kuri is the CEO of Elixir Entertainment, Inc, a media development and production company based in Los Angeles. Elixir Entertainment has a subsidiary company specializing in autostereoscopy, 3D without the need for glasses, Elixir 3D, LLC.

  1. ↑ List of Latin American Academy Award winners and nominees#Best Art Direction
  2. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?index=books&linkCode=qs&keywords=9781931643696
  3. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Cheyenne-Rising-Sun-Century-Future/dp/1931643466/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1404423878&sr=1-1&keywords=cheyenne+rising+sun
  4. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Rod-Non-Believers-Theirs-Ultimate-Victory/dp/0980127076/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1404423944&sr=1-1&keywords=Rod%2C+john+a+kuri
  5. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110734/combined
  6. ↑ http://www.christophers.org/page.aspx?pid=217
  7. ↑ http://www.christophers.org/page.aspx?pid=252
  8. ↑ Conagher
  9. ↑ Western Heritage Award#Western Heritage Awards
  10. ↑ http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/events/wha/WHA_Winners.aspx
  11. ↑ "Captive Hearts" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_Hearts_%28film%29
  12. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092418/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
  13. ↑ "Biography of John A Kuri, Founder, CEO, Chairman of the Board", Elixir Entertainment, Inc. All Media Alchemy (Elixir Entertainment), retrieved August 25, 2011
  14. ↑ http://imdb.com/title/tt0070598/
  15. ↑ "Filmography by year for John A. Kuri", The Internet Movie Database (IMDb), retrieved November 20, 2009
  16. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/pages/ULS-publications/411153262318810
  17. ↑ http://www.thecmp.org/NM/NTTMatchHistory.pdf
  18. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPUU-YL1QDDnz58lUCMGum9W6h3E--Vs7

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