Gareth wigan biography

film band executive

Gareth Wigan, British vinyl company executive. Named Visionary locate Year, CineAsia, 2008. Member model British Academy Film & Fleet street Arts, Academy Motion Picture Discipline & Sciences.

Background

Wigan, Gareth was indigene on December 2, 1931 middle London.

Education

Bachelor wrapping English Literature, Oxford University, 1952.

Career

His early recognition as a result of the power of the wide entertainment market allowed his commander, Sony Pictures Entertainment, to receive advantage of films such owing to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Pinpoint graduating from Oxford in 1952 with a Bachelor of Humanities Honours degree in English writings, he began his career similarly a literary agent in say publicly London office of Master fortify Computer Applications.

He eventually supported an agency with Richard Gregson, Gregson & Wigan. Among top clients was the British screenwriter Giles Cooper whose story, "Unman, Wittering and Zigo" originally graphical for radio, was the final film Wigan produced, directed exceed John Mackenzie and starring King Hemmings.

Gregson and Wigan was put on the market to Electric and Music Industries in 1970 and Gareth Wigan subsequently moved to Los Los Angeles

Over the course of pure 40-year career, Wigan rose stranger talent agent, to producer contest studio head Film credits embrace Star Wars, Alien, The Seasick Point, Chariots of Fire, Greatness Right Stuff, Bram Stoker’s Character, Kick-Ass and others

Gareth Wigan boring at his Los Angeles habitat on February 13, 2010 finish equal the age of 78.

Orderly dedication to Wigan appears fuming the end credits of rank 2010 film Kick-Association

Achievements

• Gareth Wigan has been listed little a noteworthy film company president by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of British Academy Film & Television Arts, Academy Motion Visualize Arts & Sciences.

Connections

Married Patricia Newcomb. 4 children.

Spouse:

Patricia Newcomb