David Grubin

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Grubin is an American documentary filmmaker, who has produced and directed numerous films, many of which are best-known from airing on PBS. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Grubin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

David Grubin has 69 screen credits in a career dating back to 1971. Signature works include RFK, Bill Moyers' Journal: A Life Together – Donald Hall and Jane Kenyon, The Buddha. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 69
Birth Date: 1944-01-26 00:00:00
Birth Place: New Jersey, USA

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Blair Brown (2 collaborations)
David McCullough (2 collaborations)
Nick Fraser (1 collaborations)
John F. Kennedy (1 collaborations)
Robert F. Kennedy (1 collaborations)
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1 collaborations)
Ted Kennedy (1 collaborations)
Jane Kenyon (1 collaborations)
Donald Hall (1 collaborations)
Bill Moyers (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (29 credits)
- Free Renty: Lanier v. Harvard
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2021
- Tesla
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- Rx: The Quiet Revolution
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Language Matters with Bob Holman
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Downtown Express
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- The Maze
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- The Buddha
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- Destination America: The People and Cultures That Created a Nation
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- RFK
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- Kofi Annan: Center of the Storm
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- Young Dr. Freud
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Napoleon
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Napoléon : L’irrésistible ascension de Bonaparte
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- America 1900
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1998
- Truman
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1997
- Bill T. Jones: Still/Here
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1997
- Storyville
  
  - The Trials of Oppenheimer (2009) ... director directing
  
  1997
- T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1996
- FDR
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1994
- Bill Moyers' Journal: A Life Together – Donald Hall and Jane Kenyon
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1993
- Degenerate Art
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1993
- LBJ
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1991
- American Experience
  
  - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part III (2001) ... director directing
  
  - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II (2001) ... director directing
  
  - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I (2001) ... director directing
  
  - FDR (2): Fear Itself (1922-1933) (1992) ... director directing
  
  - FDR (1): The Center of the World (1882-1921) (1994) ... director directing
  
  1988
- The Wyeths: A Father and His Family
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1986
- A Portrait of Samson Raphaelson
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1982
- Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1982
production (18 credits)
- Stevenson - Lost and Found
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Tesla
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- Rx: The Quiet Revolution
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- A Place to Stand
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Language Matters with Bob Holman
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- The Windmill Movie
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2009
- The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- Napoleon
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2000
- America 1900
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1998
- Bill T. Jones: Still/Here
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1997
- FDR
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1994
- Bill Moyers' Journal: A Life Together – Donald Hall and Jane Kenyon
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1993
- American Experience
  
  - Coney Island (1991) ... producer production
  
  - Los Mineros (1991) ... producer production
  
  - Coney Island (1991) ... producer production
  
  - Los Mineros (1991) ... producer production
  
  - After the Crash (1991) ... producer production
  
  1988
- The Wyeths: A Father and His Family
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1986
- A Portrait of Samson Raphaelson
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1982
- Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1982
- Winter Soldier
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1972
writing (15 credits)
- Tesla
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2016
- Rx: The Quiet Revolution
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2015
- Language Matters with Bob Holman
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2015
- The Buddha
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2010
- The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2008
- Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2006
- RFK
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2004
- Young Dr. Freud
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Napoleon
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2000
- America 1900
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1998
- Truman
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1997
- T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1996
- FDR
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1994
- American Experience
  
  - Tesla (2016) ... writer writing
  
  - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part III (2001) ... writer writing
  
  - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II (2001) ... writer writing
  
  - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I (2001) ... writer writing
  
  - FDR (2): Fear Itself (1922-1933) (1992) ... writer writing
  
  1988
- The Wyeths: A Father and His Family
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1986
crew (4 credits)
- Chicago 1968
  
  creative consultant
  
  crew
  
  1995
- The Wyeths: A Father and His Family
  
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1986
- A Portrait of Samson Raphaelson
  
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1982
- Winter Soldier
  
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1972
camera (3 credits)
- Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1982
- Spain: The Land and the Legend
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1978
- The Plot Against Harry
  
  assistant camera
  
  camera
  
  1971