Documentary filmmaker whose first film, EIGHT MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT: A PORTRAIT OF DR. HELEN CALDICOTT (1981), was nominated for an Academy Award®. Other notable credits include TO THE LIMIT (1989, exec. producer), STORMCHASERS (1995, sr. producer), SPECIAL EFFECTS: ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN (1996), MYSTERIES OF EGYPT (1998, WGBH - production exec.), ISLAND OF THE SHARKS (1999, exec. producer), SHACKLETON'S ANTARCTIC ADVENTURE (2001), "Nova" (1997-2007, TV series exec. producer and episode producer), and "Nova ScienceNow" (2005-7 TV series).  Nominated for Documentary (Features) 1981: EIGHT MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT: A PORTRAIT OF DR. HELEN CALDICOTT - Producer (w. Mary Benjamin & Boyd Estus)  Nominated for Documentary (Short Subject) 1996: SPECIAL EFFECTS: ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN - Producer (w. Ben Burtt) 2 nominations