Bill Sherwood

American musician, screenwriter and film director

Bill Sherwood

Born|

William Charles Patrick Sherwood

(1952-06-14)June 14, 1952

Washington, D.C., U.S.

Died| February 10, 1990(1990-02-10) (aged 37)

New York City, New York, U.S.

Occupation(s)| Film director, screenwriter, musician

William Charles Patrick Sherwood, better known as Bill Sherwood (June 14, 1952 - February 10, 1990) was an American musician, screenwriter and film director.[1]

Sherwood was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Battle Creek, Michigan. A talented violinist, he attended the National Music Camp and graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan in 1970, where he majored in composition. He then moved to New York City, where he was a composition student of Elliott Carter at The Juilliard School. Discouraged by his progress and fascinated by the cultural and social upheavals going on in New York at the time, he discontinued his composition studies, eventually enrolling at Hunter College. He majored in Film Production and made several short films over the next ten years.

He had a promising career as a filmmaker, but died in New York City from AIDS complications. He is best known for his 1986 film Parting Glances, made for $310,000, a bittersweet romantic comedy that spans a 24-hour period in the upwardly mobile New York gay community. He wrote half a dozen screenplays and completed three short films in the six years before Parting Glances, and wrote additional screenplays in the four years after. These additional screenplays were never produced.

## Filmography[edit]

* Parting Glances (1986) - Director/Editor/Screenwriter

## References[edit]

1. ^ Sandra Brennan. "The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

## External links[edit]

* Bill Sherwood at IMDb

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* FAST
* ISNI
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* France
* BnF data
* Germany
* United States

Artists|

* Museum of Modern Art