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James Goldstone | |
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| Born | (1931-06-08)June 8, 1931 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 5, 1999(1999-11-05) (aged 68) Shaftsbury, Vermont, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television director |
| Father | Jules Goldstone |
James Goldstone (June 8, 1931 – November 5, 1999) was an American film and television director whose career spanned over thirty years.
Goldstone was noted for the momentum and "fifteen-minute cliffhangers" that he brought to TV pilots such asStar Trek ("Where No Man Has Gone Before", 1966),Ironside, andThe Bold Ones: The Senator. His later career helped pioneer the concept of "thirty-second attention span" pacing over detailed content in his dramatizations ofRita Hayworth,Calamity Jane, and theKent State shootings for which he won the Emmy.[1] He directed several feature films, including the large-scale suspenseRollercoaster (1977).
During his Hollywood career, he directedPaul Newman,Robert De Niro,George Segal,Robert Shaw,James Garner,Richard Dreyfuss andSidney Poitier and collaborated with composer and musician,Lalo Schifrin. He "discovered"Tiny Tim. In addition to his work in film and television, Goldstone was a longtime leader in theDirector's andWriters Guilds. In his later life, he taught both atBennington College and in the masters program at Columbia University. During the 1990s he directed a number of theatrical productions in New England. He was also central in the establishment of National Public Radio presence in Vermont and was the moving force behind the creation of the Vermont Arts Council which named its award for new talent the James Goldstone Award.
Goldstone was the son of Hollywood agent and early television producer,Jules Goldstone.
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