Editing Bruce Paltrow

{{Short description|American director and producer (1943–2002)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Bruce Paltrow
| image              = 
| birth_name         = Bruce Weigert Paltrow
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1943|11|26}}
| birth_place        = [[New York City]], New York, U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2002|10|3|1943|11|26}}
| death_place        = [[Rome]], Italy
| occupation         = Film director, producer
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Blythe Danner]]|December 14, 1969}}
| children           = {{flatlist|*[[Gwyneth Paltrow|Gwyneth]]
*[[Jake Paltrow|Jake]]}}
| relatives = [[Gabby Giffords]] (first cousin once removed)<ref name=Paltrow>{{cite web |title=Congresswoman Gifford's Hollywood Connection to Paltrows |url=http://www.showbiz411.com/2011/01/09/congresswoman-giffords-hollywood-connection-to-paltrows |url-status=live |date=January 9, 2011 |access-date=January 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308055440/http://www.showbiz411.com/2011/01/09/congresswoman-giffords-hollywood-connection-to-paltrows |archive-date=March 8, 2013|quote=Gabrielle Giffords' [paternal] grandmother and Gwyneth Paltrow's late [paternal] grandfather were brother and sister.}}</ref>
}}
'''Bruce Weigert Paltrow''' (November 26, 1943 – October 3, 2002) was an American television and film director and producer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58777440.html?dids=58777440:58777440&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Dec+13%2C+1987&author=Charles+Fredeen&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=St.+Name+Change&pqatl=google|title=St. Name Change|first=Charles|last=Fredeen|date=December 13, 1987|access-date=July 5, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107141808/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58777440.html?dids=58777440:58777440&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Dec+13,+1987&author=Charles+Fredeen&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=St.+Name+Change&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was the husband of actress [[Blythe Danner]], and the father of actress [[Gwyneth Paltrow]] and screenwriter/director [[Jake Paltrow]].

==Life and career==
Paltrow was born in [[Brooklyn]], the son of Dorothy (née Weigert) and Arnold Paltrow (''né'' Paltrowitz).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1947/10/12/archives/birth-notice-2-no-title.html|work=The New York Times|title=Birth Notice 2—No Title|date=October 12, 1947|access-date=April 27, 2010}}</ref> He had a brother, Robert. He was a first cousin of Spencer J. Giffords, father of [[Gabby Giffords]], who became an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives. His family was of [[Eastern European Jews|Eastern European Jewish]] descent<ref>{{cite news|first=Ashley|last=Baylen|title=Gwyneth Paltrow's long lineage of rabbis|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4050404,00.html |work=[[Ynetnews]]|date=January 4, 2011|access-date=May 6, 2018}}<br>- {{cite news|first=Jonathan|last=Brown|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/second-child-for-chris-and-gwyneth-is-the-baby-moses-357033.html|title=Second child for Chris and Gwyneth is the baby Moses|work=The Independent|date=April 10, 2006|access-date=May 5, 2018}}<br>- Stated on ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (U.S. TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'', April 1, 2011</ref> with roots in [[Minsk]]. His paternal great-grandfather, whose surname was Paltrowicz, was a [[Rabbi]] in [[Novogrudok]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Ivor|last=Davis|url=http://jewishjournal.com/old_stories/2377/|title=Gwyneth Paltrow, Movies, Stardom and Judaism|work=Jewish Journal|date=December 30, 1999|access-date=May 5, 2018}}</ref> His father and mother owned Paltrow Steel Company and a home in [[Palm Beach, Florida]].

Paltrow studied painting at [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana. In the late 1960s, he began directing stage productions in New York City, where he met actress [[Blythe Danner]]. They were married from December 14, 1969, until his death.

He was the producer of the television series ''[[The White Shadow (TV series)|The White Shadow]]'' and ''[[St. Elsewhere]]''. His last production was the film ''[[Duets (film)|Duets]]'', which starred his daughter Gwyneth.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/nov/19/features.review|title=Bruce Paltrow: Gwyneth is good for you|first=Gaby|last=Wood|work=The Guardian|date=November 19, 2000}}</ref>

He also owned a restaurant in Aspen called Gordon's.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}

Paltrow identified himself as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. He reportedly refused to cast [[Dwight Schultz]] for a role on ''St. Elsewhere'' because the actor, a political conservative, supported [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tv-executives-admit-taped-interviews-193116|title=TV Executives Admit in Taped Interviews That Hollywood Pushes a Liberal Agenda|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 1, 2011|author=Paul Bond}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bond |first1=Paul |title=TV executives confirm Hollywood's liberal agenda |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/tv-executives-confirm-hollywoods-liberal-agenda-idUSTRE7517JQ/ |access-date=6 November 2024 |publisher=Reuters! |date=2 June 2011}}</ref>

==Death and legacy==
Paltrow died on October 3, 2002, aged 58, while vacationing in Rome, Italy, to celebrate his daughter's 30th birthday. He had been diagnosed with [[oral cancer]] in 1999;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bruce Paltrow – The Oral Cancer Foundation|date=September 28, 2016 |url=https://oralcancerfoundation.org/people/arts-entertainment/bruce-paltrow/|access-date=2021-06-30|language=en-US}}</ref> his death was due to complications from oral cancer and [[pneumonia]].

In 2007, his widow Blythe Danner, in co-operation with The Oral Cancer Foundation, set up a fund in his name to address oral cancer issues in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oralcancer.org|title=About The Foundation|publisher=The Oral Cancer Foundation|access-date=February 27, 2013}}</ref> The foundation works primarily in the areas of public awareness, early detection, patient support functions and research.

In 2002, three weeks after Paltrow's death, his daughter Gwyneth met [[Coldplay]] singer [[Chris Martin]], whom she married in 2003. The 2005 Coldplay album ''[[X&Y]]'' carried a dedication to Bruce Paltrow, and the song "[[Fix You]]" was written to help Gwyneth through her grief.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/uk/news/757230/gwyneth-paltrow-says-chris-martin-s-music-helped-her-cope-with-her-dad-s-death|title=Gwyneth Paltrow Says Chris Martin's Music Helped Her Cope With Her Dad's Death|author=Corinne Heller|date=April 15, 2016|website=eonline}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
!class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1978-1980
| ''[[The White Shadow (TV series)|The White Shadow]]''
| Writer (54 episodes), director (8 episodes), executive producer (54 episodes)
| Television series
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1980
| ''[[Paris (1979 TV series)|Paris]]''
| Director (1 episode)
| Television series
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1982
| ''[[A Little Sex]]''
| Director and producer
| Film
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1983-1987
| ''[[St. Elsewhere]]''
| Writer (3 episodes), director (14 episodes), executive producer (130 episodes)
| Television series
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1988
| ''[[Tattinger's]]''
| Writer (14 episodes), director (2 episodes), and executive producer (9 episodes)
| Television series
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1992
| ''Home Fires''
| Writer (6 episodes) and director (3 episodes)
| Television series
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1993
| ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''
| Director (1 episode)
| Television series
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1994
| ''[[The Road Home (American TV series)|The Road Home]]''
| Director (1 episode)
| Television series
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1995
| ''[[87th Precinct|Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning]]''
| Director
| Television movie
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2000
| ''[[Duets (film)|Duets]]''
| Director and producer
| Film
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2001-2002
| ''[[The Mind of the Married Man]]''
| Director (2 episodes)
| Television series
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2003
| ''Fargo''
| Writer  and executive producer
| Television pilot; never aired
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1591}}

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