Doug McHenry

Doug McHenry is an American film director and producer.

Doug McHenry was born in 1952 and grew up in Richmond, California. He graduated from Stanford University in 1973 with a degree in economics, and from Harvard University with a degree in law and business administration.[1]

He worked for film producer Peter Guber at Casablanca Records as a business affairs executive then production executive, involved in films Thank God It's Friday (1978), The Hollywood Knights (1980) and Foxes (1980)[2] before starting his own production company, Elephant Walk Entertainment, with partner George Jackson. Jackson and McHenry produced a number of films together including Krush Groove, New Jack City, Jason's Lyric, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate and the series of House Party films.[3][4][5]

He directed Jason's Lyric starring Jada Pinkett Smith, Allen Payne, and Forest Whitaker.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Doug McHenry biography and filmography". Tribute.ca. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  2. ↑ Donalson, Melvin (2003). Black Directors in Hollywood. Austin, Texas, United States of America: University of Texas Press. pp. 156–159. ISBN 978-0-292-70178-6.
  3. ↑ Luke Ford (2004). The Producers: Profiles in Frustration. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-32016-5.
  4. ↑ "Doug McHenry Biography (1958?-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  5. ↑ Canby, Vincent. "Doug McHenry - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Doug Mchenry". Filmbug. July 3, 2002. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Doug McHenry". Thebestofwho.com. October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010.


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