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Walter F. Parkes (born April 15, 1951) is an American producer, screenwriter, and media executive. The producer of more than 50 films, including the Men in Black series and Minority Report , he is the co-founder and co-chairman of Dreamscape Immersive .
Walter F. Parkes. Writer: WarGames. Walter F. Parkes was born on April 15, 1951 in Bakersfield, California. He attended Yale University and it was graduated cum laude in 1973. He made its first film project The California Reich (1975), which was made in 1975.
Walter F. Parkes. Writer: WarGames. Walter F. Parkes was born on April 15, 1951 in Bakersfield, California. He attended Yale University and it was graduated cum laude in 1973. He made its first film project The California Reich (1975), which was made in 1975.
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Mar 15, 2017 · In the 1983 film WarGames, Matthew Broderick’s character David Lightman played a huge role in shaping the public image of computer hackers. But for co-writer Walter F. Parkes, it’s left a...
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Born April 15, 1951, in Bakersfield, CA; married Laurie MacDonald (a producer); children: Jane MacDonald, Graham Joseph. Education: Yale University, B.A. (cum laude), 1973; Stanford University, M.A., communications.
Film Work:
Producer (with Keith Critchlow), director, cinematographer, and editor, The California Reich(documentary), Intercontinental, 1975. Producer (with Richard Shepherd), Volunteers,TriStar, 1985. Producer (with Lawrence Lasker), Project X,Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987. Producer (with Lasker), True Believer (also known as Fighting Justice), Columbia, 1990. Producer (with Lasker), Awakenings,Columbia, 1990. Producer (with Lasker), Sneakers,Universal, 1992. Executive producer, Little Giants,Warner Bros...
Film Appearances:
Himself, Barry Sonnenfeld's "Intergalactic Guide to Comedy" (documentary shorts), Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2002. Himself, "Catch Me If You Can": Behind the Camera(documentary short), DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2003. Himself, "Catch Me If You Can": The Casting of the Film (documentary short; also known as Cast Me If You Can), DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2003. Himself, The Making of "Sneakers" (documentary short), Universal Studios Home Video, 2003. (As Walter Parkes) Himself, A Terr...
Television Work; Series:
Creator, Eddie Dodd (also known as True Believer), ABC, 1991. Creator (with Scott Frank) and executive producer, Birdland,ABC, 1994. Executive producer, Men in Black: The Series (also known as Men in Black: The Animated Series), The WB, 1997.
Screenplays:
(With Lawrence Lasker) WarGames,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983. (With Lasker) Sneakers,Universal, 1992.
Television Pilots:
The Compass,NBC, 2000.
Television Episodes:
Eddie Dodd,1991. Birdland,ABC, 1994.
Books:
Newsmakers,Issue 1, Gale Group, 2004.
Periodicals:
Forbes,March 3, 2003, p. 86.
Walter F. Parkes is an American producer, screenwriter, and media executive. The producer of more than 50 films, including the Men in Black series and Minority Report, he is the co-founder and co-chairman of Dreamscape Immersive.
Walter Parkes is a producer, screenwriter, and former studio executive. He and his wife, Laurie MacDonald, ran the motion pictures division of Dreamworks Studios from its inception in 1997 until 2006.
