Guerdon Trueblood | |
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Personal details | |
Born |
San Jose, Costa Rica | November 3, 1933
Died |
March 3, 2021 Washington Island, Wisconsin | (aged 87)
Occupation | Screenwriter, producer, director and actor |
Alma mater | George Washington University |
Guerdon Saltonstall Trueblood (November 2, 1933 – March 3, 2021) was a Costa Rican-born American screenwriter, producer, director and actor.
Early life and education[]
Trueblood was born in San Jose, Costa Rica to Edward Gatewood Trueblood (1905-1994) and Elizabeth (1906-1973), daughter of United States Army general and aviator Billy Mitchell. He had an elder sister, Felicity (1932-2021).[1][2][3] Edward Trueblood was a Princeton-educated diplomat assigned to Asuncion, Santiago, and Paris,[4][5] and would later serve as a UNESCO cultural relations officer in Uruguay and India, and as permanent U.S. representative to UNESCO stationed in Paris; he was also a senior editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica, and an associate professor of Latin American Studies in Phoenix, Arizona.[6] The Trueblood family had been resident in America since 1682, being descendants of John Trueblood, of Shoreditch, London, England.[7]
At age eight, his parents having divorced in 1940,[8] Trueblood went to live with his grandparents in Alexandria, Virginia. After serving in the United States Navy as a sonar technician, he attended George Washington University, majoring in speech and drama, then lived in Provence, France before moving to Hollywood in 1969.[9]
Career[]
Trueblood co-wrote, with Richard Matheson, Jaws 3D (1983);[10] and Sole Survivor (1970), directed by Paul Stanley and starring Vince Edwards, Richard Basehart and William Shatner.[11] He directed the cinematography of Hollywood Meat Cleaver Massacre (1976),[12] where he also played the nuthouse doctor starring Christopher Lee.[13]
He created, produced and wrote Bravo Two (1977), directed by Ernest Pintoff.[14] He directed The Candy Snatchers (1973), written by Bryan Gindoff and produced by Marmot Productions.[15]
Personal life[]
In 1964, Trueblood married Anne-Marie ("Anna") Vaughan Read, who predeceased him; they had two sons- visual effects artist[16] Guerdon jr, and Christopher- and a daughter, Alexandra.[17] Trueblood died on March 3, 2021, in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, at the age of 87.[18][19]
Filmography[]
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References[]
- ↑ The Trueblood Family in America, 1682-1963: John Trueblood of Shoreditch, England, and His Descendants, Additions and Corrections to the 1964 Edition, B. T. Watson, Edwards Bros, 1970, p. 21
- ↑ "Obituary for Felicity Monroe Trueblood | Phillip & Sons the Funeral Director's". https://www.phillipwiley.com/obituary/Felicity-Trueblood.
- ↑ "Obituaries in Gainesville, FL | Gainesville Sun". https://www.gainesville.com/obituaries/pgai0054485.
- ↑ Princeton Alumni Weekly, vol. LIV, September 25, 1951, no. 1, p. 11
- ↑ Register of the Department of State, U. S. Department of State, 1938, p. 237
- ↑ The Wroe and Chancellor Families, With Special Attention to the Descendants of Chancellor Wroe (1782-1818) and His Wife, Elizabeth Monroe Chancellor (1793-1872), William Clarke Wroe, W. C. Wroe, 1992, p. 135
- ↑ The Trueblood Family in America, 1682-1963: John Trueblood of Shoreditch, England, and His Descendants, Additions and Corrections to the 1964 Edition, B. T. Watson, Edwards Bros, 1970, p. 28
- ↑ A Brief History of Lewis Allen of Fisher Island and New London, Conn., and his descendants from 1699 to 1954, Mary Allen Phinney, Tuttle Publishing Co., 1954, p. 88
- ↑ "Obituary: Guerdon Saltonstall Trueblood". Door County Pulse. March 12, 2021. https://doorcountypulse.com/obituary-guerdon-saltonstall-trueblood/. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ↑ Macek III, J.C. (5 March 2015). "Great Movies With Terrible Sequels: Sequels so Bad They're Scary". https://www.popmatters.com/190140-great-movies-with-terrible-sequels-part-1-sequels-so-bad-theyre-scar-2495564582.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1.
- ↑ King, Tim (13 December 2011). "Libya: Can We Have the 'Lady Be Good' Back Now Please?". Salem-News. http://www.salem-news.com/articles/december132011/lady-b-good-tk.php.
- ↑ Stine, Scott Aaron (20 November 2015). The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1960s and 1970s. McFarland Publishing. p. 137. ISBN 9780786491407. https://books.google.com/books?id=A8z-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA137.
- ↑ Johnson, Tom; Miller, Mark A. (1 March 2016). The Christopher Lee Filmography: All Theatrical Releases, 1948-2003. McFarland Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 9781476608969. https://books.google.com/books?id=85g-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA254.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lee (5 July 2015). Unsold Television Pilots: 1955-1989. Adventures in Television. p. 328. ISBN 9781511590679. https://books.google.com/books?id=dRRLDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT328.
- ↑ Wetmore, Kevin J. (22 March 2012). Post-9/11 Horror in American Cinema. A&C Black. p. 209. ISBN 9781441197979. https://books.google.com/books?id=g0asueCgXrIC&pg=PA209.
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0874101[user-generated source]
- ↑ "Obituary: Guerdon Saltonstall Trueblood". 12 March 2021. https://doorcountypulse.com/obituary-guerdon-saltonstall-trueblood.
- ↑ "Guerdon Trueblood Obituary (1933 - 2021)". Legacy.com. 3 April 2021. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/guerdon-trueblood-obituary?pid=198246537.
- ↑ "Guerdon Trueblood Obituary (1933 - 2021)". Echovita. https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/wi/washington-island/guerdon-trueblood-12442584.
External links[]
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