Wilson, Michael G. 1942– (Michael Wilson)

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WILSON, Michael G. 1942
(Michael Wilson)

PERSONAL

Born January 21, 1942, in New York, NY; son of Lewis Gilbert and Dana (maiden name, Natol) Wilson; stepson of Albert R. Broccoli (a producer); stepsister of Barbara Broccoli (a producer and executive); married Coila Jane Hurley; children: David, Gregg, Ryan Michael. Education: Harvey Mudd College, B.S., 1963; Stanford University, J.D., 1966. Avocational Interests: Collecting nineteenth and twentiethcentury photographs.


Addresses: Office Danjaq Productions, 2401 Colorado Ave., Suite 330, Santa Monica, CA 90404. Agent Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Producer, writer, executive, actor, and attorney. Eon Productions, London, legal advisor, 197478, producer and managing director, 1978; Danjaq Productions, Santa Monica, CA, president. Member of the Bar, California, New York, and the District of Columbia; legal advisor to Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation, Washington, DC, 196667; Surrey, Karasik, Gould, Green, Washington, DC, associate, 196771; Surrey & Morse, partner in New York City and Washington, DC, 197174.


Awards, Honors: Screen Award nomination, best comedy adapted from another medium (with Richard Maibaum), Writers Guild of America, 1982, for For Your Eyes Only; Edgar Allan Poe Award nomination, best motion picture (with Maibaum), Mystery Writers of America, 1990, for Licence to Kill; Special Award (with Barbara Broccoli), Evening Standard British Film Awards, 2003.

CREDITS

Film Executive Producer:

Moonraker (also known as Ian Fleming's Moonraker ), United Artists, 1979.

For Your Eyes Only, United Artists, 1981.

Octopussy (also known as Ian Fleming's Octopussy ), MetroGoldwynMayer/United Artists, 1983.

Film Producer:

(With Albert R. Broccoli) A View to a Kill (also known as Ian Fleming's " A View to a Kill "), United Artists, 1985.

(With A. R. Broccoli) The Living Daylights (also known as Ian Fleming's " The Living Daylights "), United Artists, 1987.

(With A. R. Broccoli) Licence to Kill (also known as Albert R. Broccoli's " Licence to Kill " and License to Kill ), United Artists, 1989.

(With Barbara Broccoli) GoldenEye, United Artists, 1995.

(With B. Broccoli) Tomorrow Never Dies, United Artists, 1997.

(With B. Broccoli) The World Is Not Enough (also known as Pressure Point and T.W.I.N.E. ), MetroGoldwynMayer/United Artists, 1999.

(With others) Die Another Day (also known as D.A.D. ), MetroGoldwynMayer, 2002.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Soldier, Goldfinger (also known as Ian Fleming's " Goldfinger "), United Artists, 1964.

(Uncredited) NASA technician, man in St. Mark's Square, and Captain Scott's copilot, Moonraker (also known as Ian Fleming's " Moonraker "), United Artists, 1979.

(Uncredited) Greek priest, For Your Eyes Only, United Artists, 1981.

(Uncredited) Member of Soviet Security Council and man on tour boat, Octopussy (also known as Ian Fleming's " Octopussy "), MetroGoldwynMayer/United Artists, 1983.

(Uncredited) Opera patron, The Living Daylights (also known as Ian Fleming's " The Living Daylights "), United Artists, 1987.

(Uncredited) Voice of DEA agent, Licence to Kill (also known as Albert R. Broccoli's " Licence to Kill " and License to Kill ), United Artists, 1989.

(Uncredited) Member of Russian Security Council, GoldenEye, United Artists, 1995.

(Uncredited) Tom Wallace, Tomorrow Never Dies, United Artists, 1997.

(Uncredited) Man in casino, The World Is Not Enough (also known as Pressure Point and T.W.I.N.E. ), MetroGoldwynMayer/United Artists, 1999.

General Chandler, Die Another Day (also known as D.A.D. ), MetroGoldwynMayer, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond, 1998.

The James Bond Story (also known as 007: The James Bond Story ), AMC, 2000.

Cubby Broccoli: The Man behind Bond, 2000.

Fading Images, 2001.

Premiere Bond: Die Another Day, ITV (England), 2002.

Best Ever Bond, ITV1, 2002.

James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute, BBC (England), 2002.

RECORDINGS

Video Appearances:

Highly Classified: The World of 007, MetroGoldwynMayer Home Entertainment, 1997.

Terence Young: Bond Vivant, 1999.

Inside " Licence to Kill, " 1999.

Inside " For Your Eyes Only, " 2000.

The Music of James Bond, 2000.

(As Michael Wilson) Ken Adam: Designing Bond, 2000.

(As Michael Wilson) Inside " The Spy Who Loved Me, " 2000.

Inside " The Man with the Golden Gun, " 2000.

Inside " The Living Daylights, " 2000.

Inside " Octopussy, " 2000.

Inside " Moonraker, " 2000.

Inside " A View to a Kill, " 2000.

Designing Bond: Peter Lamont, 2000.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

(With Richard Maibaum) For Your Eyes Only, United Artists, 1981.

Octopussy (also known as Ian Fleming's " Octopussy "; also based on a story by Wilson), MetroGoldwynMayer/United Artists, 1983.

A View to a Kill (also known as Ian Fleming's " A View to a Kill "), United Artists, 1985.

The Living Daylights (also known as Ian Fleming's " The Living Daylights "), United Artists, 1987.

(With Maibaum) Licence to Kill (also known as Albert R. Broccoli's " Licence to Kill " and License to Kill; also based on a story by Wilson), United Artists, 1989.

Books:

Pictorialism in California, Getty Museum, 1994.

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