| Gill Dennis | |
| Birthname: | James Gill Dennis |
| Birth Date: | 25 January 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Director, producer, screenwriter, actor |
| Years Active: | 1973–2015 |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Education: | Reed College American Film Institute (MFA) |
Gill Dennis (January 25, 1941 – May 13, 2015) was an American director and screenwriter.[1] [2]
Dennis was the son of psychologist Wayne Dennis, author of "The Hopi Child."[3] He attended Reed College for two years and served in Korea in the U.S. Army.[2] In 1971, he graduated from AFI Conservatory’s first class that began in 1969 and included Tom Rickman, Terrence Malick, David Lynch, and Caleb Deschanel. He later taught there as a master filmmaker-in-residence and conducted classes world-wide.[2] [4] [5] He and Tom Rickman started and directed the Community of Writers Screenwriting Program. He was the recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Direction in Theatre.[6]
His first wife was actress Elizabeth Hartman, whom he divorced in 1984. He died in Portland, Oregon, and was survived by his wife, Kristen Peckinpah Dennis, and two sons.