Kieth Merrill
| Kieth W. Merrill | |
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| Born |
May 22, 1940 Farmington, Utah, United States |
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
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| Notable works |
The Great American Cowboy (1973) The Wild West (1993) Amazon (1997) Various films for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Notable awards | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film (1973) |
| Years active | 1973 - present |
Kieth W. Merrill (born May 22, 1940) is an American filmmaker who has worked as a writer, director, and producer in the film industry since 1967. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Directors Guild of America, and received an Academy Award for The Great American Cowboy (1973) and a nomination for Amazon (1997).
He published a novel, The Evolution of Thomas Hall, through Shadow Mountain in May 2011. His first fantasy novel. The Immortal Crown, was published by Shadow Mountain in May 2016.
The son of artist/landscape architect David Merrill, and playwright/actress Leola Green Merrill, Kieth was born and raised in Farmington, Utah, a small, pioneer-founded town 20 miles north of Salt Lake City.
As an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served as a missionary for the Church and was called to Denmark where he served for two-and-a-half years.
Merrill graduated with a BA from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1967. He is married to Dagny Johnson. They have eight children. They reside in Northern California. Merrill was commissioned by the First Presidency of the LDS Church to produce the films Legacy and The Testaments for the state-of-the-art 70 mm Legacy Theater at Temple Square in Salt Lake City.
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