George Hickenlooper Director , who won an Emmy Award for the documentary "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse," has died. He was 47.(May 25, 1963 – October 29, 2010)
Hickenlooper was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended high school at St. Louis University High, where he was part of a group of teenage filmmakers he informally called the "Splicers".[1]
After graduating from Yale University with a B.A. in History and Film Studies in 1986, Hickenlooper interned for the producer Roger Corman, and launched his directing career with Art, Acting, and the Suicide Chair: Dennis Hopper in 1988.His first feature-length documentary, Hearts of Darkness, explored the making of Apocalypse Now. It won several awards, including the National Board of Review award for "Best Documentary", an American Cinema Editors award for "Best Edited Documentary", two Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards for "Outstanding Individual Achievement – Informational Programming – Directing" and "Outstanding Individual Achievement – Informational Programming – Picture Editing", and the International Documentary Association award. Hickenlooper himself won an Emmy for direction.
George Hickenlooper's cousin, John Hickenlooper, who is the mayor of Denver, Colorado and Governor-elect of Colorado, made a cameo appearance as a fictional senator in Hickenlooper's 2010 film Casino Jack.[2]
In addition to his films, Hickenlooper authored a 1991 book, Reel Conversations.
Hickenlooper died in his sleep on October 29, 2010.[3][4] Despite initial reports that Hickenlooper had suffered a heart attack, the coroner ruled that his death was the result of accidental painkiller overdose, combining oxymorphone with alcohol. Sleep apnea and a "moderately enlarged heart" were contributing factors.[5] He is survived by his wife Suzanne, son Charles, a younger brother, and his mother and father.[3]
[edit] Filmography
- Art, Acting, and the Suicide Chair: Dennis Hopper, 1988
- Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, 1991
- Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas, 1991
- Ghost Brigade (aka The Killing Box), 1993
- Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade, 1994
- The Low Life, 1995
- Persons Unknown, 1996
- Dogtown, 1997
- The Big Brass Ring, 1997
- Monte Hellman: American Auteur, 1997
- The Big Brass Ring, 1999
- The Man from Elysian Fields, 2001
- Being Mick, 2001
- Mayor of the Sunset Strip, 2003
- Bizarre Love Triangle, 2005
- Factory Girl, 2006
- Speechless, 2008
- Out in the City, 2009
- 'Hick' Town, 2009
- Casino Jack, 2010
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