Hank Moonjean | |
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Born |
Evanston, Illinois |
January 7, 1930
Died | October 7, 2012 Hollywood Hills, California |
(aged 82)
Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Occupation | Film producer |
Hank Moonjean (January 19, 1930 – October 7, 2012) was an American film producer, executive producer, and associate producer. His production credits included Dangerous Liaisons, Child's Play, and The Great Gatsby and several movies featuring Burt Reynolds. Moonjean and film producer Norma Heyman jointly received an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination for the 1988 dramatic film, Dangerous Liaisons.
Moonjean, who was Armenian American, was born in Evanston, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Southern California (USC). He answered an employment ad from MGM Studios soon after graduation from USC and became an uncredited assistant director for the 1954 film, Bhowani Junction, directed by George Cukor. He worked for MGM for eight years. He became a second director for numerous MGM films while at the studio: Blackboard Jungle, The Prodigal, It's Always Fair Weather, Love Me or Leave Me, The Tender Trap, I'll Cry Tomorrow, A Catered Affair, "Kismet," Tea and Sympathy and Raintree County.