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Helen Mirren adores her husband, director Taylor Hackford, but she likes to keep their professional lives separate — even ...
The iconic actress opened up on the reason why she doesn't want to collaborate with her filmmaker husband of nearly 30 years ...
Taylor Hackford is a veteran Hollywood filmmaker, but to get the life story of Ray Charles to the screen he had to schlep as hard as any young wannabe. The director of “Ray” came to the area ...
Rio Hackford, who was the son of director Taylor Hackford, was remembered by friends for being a “connector of all sorts of people,” said his friend, screenwriter D.V. DeVincentis.
Success to succession When it comes to the Directors Guild of America, Taylor Hackford is a traditionalist -- declaring that with his second two-year term coming to a close, it's time to hand the ...
Taylor Hackford is a veteran director who, over his 45-plus-year career, has created some of Hollywood's most memorable works. Finding notice in the late 1970s by winning an Oscar for his short ...
Fall 2015 The Director’s Chair Taylor Hackford’s great enthusiasm for music, dance, and life comes through in such far-ranging films as An Officer and a Gentleman, Hail! Hail! Rock ’n’ Roll, and Ray.
“I love my guild,” DGA prexy Taylor Hackford says proudly about heading the 14,000-member helmers’ union. “You would think that an organization that’s comprised of directors would be ...
— Taylor Hackford, who directed “An Officer and a Gentleman,” in a statement. “One of the great American actors of our generation. A personal hero.” — Actor Wendell Pierce on X.
As members of the Directors Guild of America gather for the 63rd annual DGA Awards Dinner on Jan. 29, guild president Taylor Hackford — whose credits range from White Knights to Ray — spoke ...
This story originally appeared in the February 3 issue of The Hollywood Reporter. Taylor Hackford, who was re-elected guild president in June, has been leading the union’s fight against piracy.