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Nancy Buirski(1945-2023)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Nancy Buirski
Nancy Buirski was born on 29 June 1945 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was a producer and writer, known for Loving (2016), The Loving Story (2011) and The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017). She was married to Peter Buirski and Kenneth Friedlein. She died on 29 August 2023 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornJune 29, 1945
DiedAugust 29, 2023(78)
BornJune 29, 1945
DiedAugust 29, 2023(78)
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins & 11 nominations total

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Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga in Loving (2016)
Loving
7.0
  • Producer(produced by)
  • 2016
The Loving Story (2011)
The Loving Story
7.7
  • Producer
  • 2011
Recy Taylor in The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017)
The Rape of Recy Taylor
6.7
  • Producer
  • 2017
Jon Voight in Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy (2022)
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
7.0
  • Producer
  • 2022

Credits

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Producer



  • Endangered
    • producer
    • Completed
    • Short
  • The Donner Party
    • executive producer
    • In Development
    • TV Mini Series



  • Gunfighter Paradise (2024)
    Gunfighter Paradise
    8.8
    • executive producer
    • 2024
  • Jon Voight in Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy (2022)
    Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
    7.0
    • producer
    • 2022
  • A Crime on the Bayou (2020)
    A Crime on the Bayou
    6.8
    • producer
    • 2020
  • Recy Taylor in The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017)
    The Rape of Recy Taylor
    6.7
    • producer
    • 2017
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2014–2017
  • Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga in Loving (2016)
    Loving
    7.0
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2016
  • Sidney Lumet in By Sidney Lumet (2015)
    By Sidney Lumet
    7.2
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2015
  • Althea (2014)
    Althea
    7.1
    • producer
    • 2014
  • Private Violence (2014)
    Private Violence
    7.0
    • consulting producer
    • 2014
  • Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq (2013)
    Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq
    7.2
    • producer
    • 2013
  • The Loving Story (2011)
    The Loving Story
    7.7
    • producer
    • 2011
  • Time Piece
    7.0
    • producer
    • 2006
  • Sweet Dreams (2006)
    Sweet Dreams
    8.7
    • consulting producer
    • 2006

Writer



  • Endangered
    • Writer
    • Completed
    • Short



  • Jon Voight in Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy (2022)
    Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
    7.0
    • written by
    • 2022
  • A Crime on the Bayou (2020)
    A Crime on the Bayou
    6.8
    • written by
    • 2020
  • Recy Taylor in The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017)
    The Rape of Recy Taylor
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga in Loving (2016)
    Loving
    7.0
    • based in part on the documentary 'The Loving Story' by
    • 2016
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2014
  • Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq (2013)
    Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq
    7.2
    • writer
    • 2013
  • The Loving Story (2011)
    The Loving Story
    7.7
    • written by
    • 2011

Director



  • Endangered
    • Director
    • Completed
    • Short



  • Jon Voight in Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy (2022)
    Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2022
  • A Crime on the Bayou (2020)
    A Crime on the Bayou
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Recy Taylor in The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017)
    The Rape of Recy Taylor
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Sidney Lumet in By Sidney Lumet (2015)
    By Sidney Lumet
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2015
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq (2013)
    Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2013
  • The Loving Story (2011)
    The Loving Story
    7.7
    • Director
    • 2011

  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 29, 1945
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 29, 2023
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Peter Buirski(divorced)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    In 1998 she founded the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, in collaboration with the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and directed it for ten years.

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