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Matt Cimber

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Matt Cimber

Matt Cimber (born Thomas Vitale Ottaviano; January 12, 1936) is an American producer, director, and writer. He is known for directing genre films including The Candy Tangerine Man, The Witch Who Came from the Sea, Hundra, and Butterfly. Cimber has been called "an unsung hero of 70s exploitation cinema." He was co-founder and director of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW) professional wrestling promotion and syndicated television series. Cimber also occasionally acts in films, television, and theatre. Cimber was the third husband of actress Jayne Mansfield, and they had a son together, Antonio, born in 1965. He directed Mansfield on stage and in the film Single Room Furnished. This was not released until 1968, after her death in a car accident the year before.

Infobox

Born
Thomas Vitale Ottaviano (1936-01-12) January 12, 1936 (age 89)The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Other names
Gary HarperMatteo OttavianoRinehart Segway
Spouses
mw- Jayne Mansfield (m. 1964; sep. 1965) Christy Hanak (m. 1967; div. 1978) Lynn Fero (m. 1987)
Children
1

Tables

· Filmography
1968
Role(s)
Yes
1969
Man & Wife: An Educational Film for Married Adults
Role(s)
Yes
1970
Africanus Sexualis (Black Is Beautiful)
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
He & She
Role(s)
Yes
The Sexually Liberated Female
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1971
Sex and Astrology
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
Calliope
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1974
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1975
That Girl from Boston
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
Gemini Affair
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
Alias Big Cherry
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1976
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1979
Do It In the Dirt
Notes
Yes
1982
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
Role(s)
Yes
1983
Role(s)
Yes
1984
1986-89
Role(s)
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
Notes
Yes
2006
Miriam
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2008
Peace for Profit
Role(s)
Yes
Year
Title
Dir.
Pro.
Wri.
Notes
1968
Single Room Furnished
Yes
Yes
Credited as Matteo Ottaviano
1969
Man & Wife: An Educational Film for Married Adults
Yes
Credited as Gary Harper
1970
Africanus Sexualis (Black Is Beautiful)
Yes
Yes
He & She
Yes
The Sexually Liberated Female
Yes
Yes
Yes
1971
Sex and Astrology
Yes
Yes
Credited as Rinehart Segway
Calliope
Yes
Yes
Credited as Gary Harper
1974
The Black Six
Yes
Yes
Yes
1975
That Girl from Boston
Yes
Yes
Gemini Affair
Yes
Yes
Lady Cocoa
Yes
Yes
Alias Big Cherry
Yes
Yes
The Candy Tangerine Man
Yes
Yes
1976
The Witch Who Came from the Sea
Yes
Yes
1979
Do It In the Dirt
Yes
1982
Butterfly
Yes
Yes
Yes
Nominated: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
Fake-Out
Yes
Yes
Yes
A Time to Die
Yes
Yes
with Joe Tornatore
1983
Hundra
Yes
Yes
1984
Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold
Yes
Yes
1986-89
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
Yes
Yes
As co-creatorTelevision series – 108 episodes
2006
Miriam
Yes
Yes
Yes
2008
Peace for Profit
Yes
Documentary film

References

  1. Jayne Mansfield: A Bio-bibliography
    https://books.google.com/books?id=XAolFaC9PbIC
  2. The Hollywood Book of Breakups
    https://books.google.com/books?id=gSh2HyQ8OsQC
  3. Here They Are Jayne Mansfield
    https://books.google.com/books?id=1SdKmX_KPqAC
  4. The Candy Tangerine Man
    https://screenanarchy.com/2016/08/now-on-blu-ray-the-candy-tangerine-man-lady-cocoa-a-blaxploitation-double-from-matt-cimber.html
  5. Vice
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-real-women-of-glow-told-us-the-sexist-bs-they-dealt-with-in-the-80s/
  6. Bustle
    https://www.bustle.com/p/is-sam-from-glow-based-on-a-real-person-the-struggling-director-has-a-tv-wrestling-legacy-66127
  7. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hollywood-flashback-glow-smashed-pro-wrestlings-glass-ceiling-1986-1014811/
  8. Jayne Mansfield: The Girl Couldn't Help It
  9. Variety
  10. Variety
  11. Variety
  12. Variety
  13. Variety
  14. Variety
  15. Backstage
  16. Backstage
  17. Variety
  18. Variety
  19. Variety
  20. Newsday (Suffolk Edition)
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/717906526/?terms=%22champagne%20complex%22%20%22matt%20cimber%22%20jayne%20mansfield%22&match=1
  21. Variety
  22. Did Success Spoil Jayne Mansfield?: Her Life in Pictures and Text
    https://books.google.com/books?id=MenZV6P0kmMC
  23. Single Room Furnished (1966) – IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063607/
  24. Variety
    https://variety.com/2006/film/columns/madonna-getting-animated-1200336983/
  25. pastemagazine.com
    https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/mainstream-directors-porn/
  26. www.grindhousedatabase.com
    https://www.grindhousedatabase.com/index.php/Matt_Cimber:_Grindhouse_Specialist
  27. "The Candy Tangerine Man / Lady Cocoa"
    https://vinegarsyndrome.com/shop/the-candy-tangerine-man-lady-cocoa/
  28. New York Post
    https://nypost.com/2017/06/23/these-gorgeous-ladies-were-the-true-pioneers-of-womens-wrestling/
  29. Looper.com
    https://www.looper.com/836336/movies-like-geralds-game-that-will-thrill-any-horror-fan/
  30. Vice.com
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/prano-bailey-bond-censor-director-greatest-banned-films/
  31. "The 96 Best Horror Movies of the 1970s"
    https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-1970s-horror-movies/
  32. Daily Variety
  33. Hundra
    https://www.proquest.com/docview/1438410793
  34. Bustle
    https://www.bustle.com/p/is-sam-from-glow-based-on-a-real-person-the-struggling-director-has-a-tv-wrestling-legacy-66127
  35. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/miriam-158264/
  36. Time Out Worldwide
    https://www.timeout.com/movies/miriam-2
  37. TVGuide.com
    https://www.tvguide.com/movies/miriam/review/2030050008/
  38. Architectural Digest
    https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/jayne-mansfield-mediterranean-style-home-los-angeles
  39. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066055/
  40. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315949/
  41. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257133/
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