Gary Winick, American film director (13 Going on 30, Letters to Juliet), died from pneumonia he was , 49.

Gary Winick  was an American film director and producer who directed films such as Tadpole (2002) and 13 Going on 30 (2004) died from pneumonia he was , 49.. He also produced films including Pieces of April (2003) for which Patricia Clarkson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and November (2004) through his New York City-based independent film production company InDigEnt (founded in 1999; stands for Independent Digital Entertainment).^[1] He won the 2003 Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for producing Personal Velocity.

(March 31, 1961 – February 27, 2011)

Winick directed the live action remake of Charlotte's Web starring Dakota Fanning. It was released on December 15, 2006.^[2] His most recent films were Bride Wars and Letters to Juliet.^[3]
For his primary and high school education Winick attended Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in the New York City borough of Manhattan (where he was born^[4]), graduating in 1979.^[5] He is a 1984 graduate of Tufts University^[6] and went on to receive Master of Fine Arts degree from both the University of Texas at Austin and the AFI Conservatory.^[7]

Death

Winick died of pneumonia in a hospital in Manhattan^[4] after a long battle with brain cancer on February 27, 2011 at age 49, shortly before his 50th birthday.^[8]

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