George Bowers | |
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Born |
Bronx, New York |
April 20, 1944
Died | August 18, 2012 Los Angeles |
(aged 68)
Occupation | Film director, editor, producer |
Years active | 1968–2012 |
George Bowers (April 20, 1944 – August 18, 2012) was an American film director, editor and producer.
Bowers was born in the Bronx, New York. As an editor, he had an extensive list of credits dating from 1968 to his last film in 2008. As a director, he directed films such as Private Resort with Johnny Depp and Rob Morrow, and My Tutor with Crispin Glover, the latter which is being remade. He started working at ABC directly out of high school as an assistant editor and frequently edited the films of Joseph Ruben.
Bowers died from complications related to heart surgery on August 18, 2012, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He was 68 years old.