Catherine Cyran, the Daytime Emmy-nominated director of greater than 20 options, died on Christmas Eve, in accordance with a number of Fb posts from these near her. Whereas a reason for demise has not but been reported, she was 59.
“In the present day we misplaced a fantastic soul, Catherine Cyran..This Chriatmas Eve You slipped via my fingers peacefully,” wrote Gary B Greater Jr. on December 24. “My mentor & director who really beloved me…I by no means thought angels existed until now.”
The Brooklyn-born Cyran was a graduate of each Harvard and Stanford Enterprise College who additionally commonly labored as a author and producer, over the course of her greater than 30-year profession. Her introduction to the world of filmmaking got here because the writer-producer for assorted low-budget movies from Roger Corman — first amongst them, such titles as A Cry within the Wild, Slumber Celebration Bloodbath III and Bloodfist II.
Cyran’s breakthrough as a director got here in 1993 with White Wolves: A Cry within the Wild II — a household journey pic, for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy, within the class of Excellent Directing in a Kids’s Particular. Further directing credit for the multi-hyphenate included the river-rafting pic Harmful Waters; the Showtime horror Sawbones; the actioner True Coronary heart with Kirsten Dunst; three of 4 installments within the Prince & Me sequence of rom-coms; and the vacation comedy Christmas Do-Over with Jay Mohr, to call just some. Cyran’s ultimate movie was considered one of many holiday-themed titles she made for TV through the years — a rom-com titled Our Italian Christmas Recollections, with three-time Emmy winner Beau Bridges, which bowed on Hallmark in November.
A member of the Writers Guild of America, in addition to the Academy of Tv Arts & Sciences and the Administrators Guild of Canada, Cyran additionally notably penned a YA novel titled Island of the Final Nice Auk, which was primarily based on her personal award-winning screenplay, The Final Story.
Memorial plans haven’t but been disclosed.
