Seth Winston, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Seth Winston

American screenwriter, film producer and film director

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1950

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 05-Jun-2015

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Seth Lance Winston (August 15, 1950 – June 5, 2015) was an American filmmaker best known for his short film Session Man. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Los Angeles, Winston received a Bachelor of Arts in cinema production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He was selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for their director's internship program, giving him the opportunity to work on Steven Spielberg's science fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
He went on to write for several TV and cinematic movies, including She's Out of Control, starring Tony Danza. Winston won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short along with Rob Fried in 1992 for Session Man.
He taught at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and UC Santa Barbara. Winston died at his home in Woodland Hills from an apparent heart attack on June 5, 2015, aged 64.Director and writer Kim Nguyen dedicated his movie Two Lovers and a Bear (2016) in memory of Seth.