Mary Aloe
Encyclopedia
Mary Aloe is an American
film
and television producer
, focusing on action
and drama
. Her best known movies include Battle in Seattle
, When a Man Falls in the Forest
, While She Was Out
, Numb
, Tortured
, and The Princess and the Marine
.
as the youngest of three girls. She moved to Los Angeles
to attend the University of Southern California
, where she participated with other students on a music magazine titled “Rock”, distributed in 35 countries. Her interest in journalism led her to work as an entertainment reporter for Us Weekly and Entertainment Weekly Radio.
Aloe moved to New York and transitioned into producing talk shows, such as CBS’s Geraldo. She later moved back to the west coast where she produced a newsmagazine
show at Paramount television called Hard Copy. She continued to freelance for ABC News 20/20 and went on to produce other newsmagazine
, reality TV shows and specials such as The Susan Powter Show (Multimedia Inc), Caught in the Act (NBC/Dick Clark Productions) and Case Closed (USA Network).
Aloe's first executive producer credit was for the Columbia TriStar television movie The Princess and the Marine. She followed up with another TV executive producer credit on Downtown: A Street Tale
. This led to producing feature length films such as When a Man Falls in the Forest
, Numb
, Battle in Seattle
, Tortured
, and While She Was Out
. Aloe also participates with Regent Releasing
in managing a $50 million P&A fund.
, Pit Bull Rescue, and Women In Film.
Released:
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
, focusing on action
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
and drama
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
. Her best known movies include Battle in Seattle
Battle in Seattle
Battle in Seattle is a 2007 film and the directorial debut of actor Stuart Townsend. It is based on the protest activity at the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999...
, When a Man Falls in the Forest
When a Man Falls in the Forest
When A Man Falls in the Forest is a drama film produced in 2007, directed by Ryan Eslinger and starred Timothy Hutton, Sharon Stone, and Dylan Baker....
, While She Was Out
While She Was Out
While She Was Out is a 2008 American thriller film starring Kim Basinger and Lukas Haas. Basinger plays a suburban housewife who is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs. It was written and directed by film producer Susan Montford...
, Numb
Numb (film)
Numb is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by Harris Goldberg. According to an interview with Goldberg on a bonus feature of the DVD release, he was inspired to write the screenplay by his own experience battling depersonalization disorder and clinical depression.-Plot:When modestly...
, Tortured
Tortured (film)
Tortured is a 2008 crime thriller film written and directed by Nolan Lebovitz and starring Cole Hauser, Laurence Fishburne, and James Cromwell. It was released direct-to-DVD in the U.S. on September 16, 2008. The movie was filmed in Canada, in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Plot:FBI agent Kevin Cole...
, and The Princess and the Marine
The Princess and the Marine
The Princess and the Marine is a 2001 American made for television movie based on the true story of American Marine Jason Johnson and Bahrain Princess Meriam Al-Khalifa, with stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Marisol Nichols in the roles of Jason and Meriam.-Plot:...
.
Education and early career
Aloe was born in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
as the youngest of three girls. She moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
to attend the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, where she participated with other students on a music magazine titled “Rock”, distributed in 35 countries. Her interest in journalism led her to work as an entertainment reporter for Us Weekly and Entertainment Weekly Radio.
Aloe moved to New York and transitioned into producing talk shows, such as CBS’s Geraldo. She later moved back to the west coast where she produced a newsmagazine
Newsmagazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or television program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events...
show at Paramount television called Hard Copy. She continued to freelance for ABC News 20/20 and went on to produce other newsmagazine
Newsmagazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or television program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events...
, reality TV shows and specials such as The Susan Powter Show (Multimedia Inc), Caught in the Act (NBC/Dick Clark Productions) and Case Closed (USA Network).
Aloe's first executive producer credit was for the Columbia TriStar television movie The Princess and the Marine. She followed up with another TV executive producer credit on Downtown: A Street Tale
Downtown: A Street Tale
Downtown: A Street Tale is a 2004 American drama film.Its focus is on a group of teenagers and twentysomethings living in the basement of an abandoned factory on 10th Avenue in Manhattan...
. This led to producing feature length films such as When a Man Falls in the Forest
When a Man Falls in the Forest
When A Man Falls in the Forest is a drama film produced in 2007, directed by Ryan Eslinger and starred Timothy Hutton, Sharon Stone, and Dylan Baker....
, Numb
Numb (film)
Numb is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by Harris Goldberg. According to an interview with Goldberg on a bonus feature of the DVD release, he was inspired to write the screenplay by his own experience battling depersonalization disorder and clinical depression.-Plot:When modestly...
, Battle in Seattle
Battle in Seattle
Battle in Seattle is a 2007 film and the directorial debut of actor Stuart Townsend. It is based on the protest activity at the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999...
, Tortured
Tortured (film)
Tortured is a 2008 crime thriller film written and directed by Nolan Lebovitz and starring Cole Hauser, Laurence Fishburne, and James Cromwell. It was released direct-to-DVD in the U.S. on September 16, 2008. The movie was filmed in Canada, in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Plot:FBI agent Kevin Cole...
, and While She Was Out
While She Was Out
While She Was Out is a 2008 American thriller film starring Kim Basinger and Lukas Haas. Basinger plays a suburban housewife who is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs. It was written and directed by film producer Susan Montford...
. Aloe also participates with Regent Releasing
Regent Releasing
Regent Releasing is a U.S. theatrical distribution company based in Los Angeles, California, under the umbrella of Regent Entertainment, which is owned by producers Paul Colichman and Stephen P. Jarchow....
in managing a $50 million P&A fund.
Personal life
Aloe participates in charities that support children, women, and animals. She is an active supporting member of The Pasadena Humane SocietyHumane Society
A humane society may be a group that aims to stop human or animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons, although in many countries, it is now used mostly for societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals...
, Pit Bull Rescue, and Women In Film.
Films
Upcoming:- The AscentThe AscentThe Ascent , is a 1977 black-and-white Soviet war film directed by Larisa Shepitko and made at Mosfilm. It was Shepitko's last film before her death in a car accident in 1979...
(2010) - Hollywood & WineHollywood & Wine-Plot:Diane Blaine has the face of a movie star. Unfortunately, fallen star/tabloid queen Jamie Stephens already made it famous. Hollywoods constant rejection due to what Diane refers to as "TJS" has made her bitter, frustrated....and, yes, whiny. Co-worker/boyfriend Jack Sanders doesn't help...
(2010) - Mary, Mother of Christ (2012) (with Lionsgate)
- What You Wish For (2011)
- Pistoleros (2012)
- Art of the Heist (2011)
- Keeper of the Pinstripes (2012)
- Book of Life (2011)
- Stanley Ann Dunham: A Most Generous Spirit (documentary) (2012)
Released:
- Battle in SeattleBattle in SeattleBattle in Seattle is a 2007 film and the directorial debut of actor Stuart Townsend. It is based on the protest activity at the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999...
(2007) - NumbNumb (film)Numb is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by Harris Goldberg. According to an interview with Goldberg on a bonus feature of the DVD release, he was inspired to write the screenplay by his own experience battling depersonalization disorder and clinical depression.-Plot:When modestly...
(2007) - When a Man Falls in the ForestWhen a Man Falls in the ForestWhen A Man Falls in the Forest is a drama film produced in 2007, directed by Ryan Eslinger and starred Timothy Hutton, Sharon Stone, and Dylan Baker....
(2007) - While She Was OutWhile She Was OutWhile She Was Out is a 2008 American thriller film starring Kim Basinger and Lukas Haas. Basinger plays a suburban housewife who is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs. It was written and directed by film producer Susan Montford...
(2008) - TorturedTortured (film)Tortured is a 2008 crime thriller film written and directed by Nolan Lebovitz and starring Cole Hauser, Laurence Fishburne, and James Cromwell. It was released direct-to-DVD in the U.S. on September 16, 2008. The movie was filmed in Canada, in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Plot:FBI agent Kevin Cole...
(2008) - Downtown: A Street TaleDowntown: A Street TaleDowntown: A Street Tale is a 2004 American drama film.Its focus is on a group of teenagers and twentysomethings living in the basement of an abandoned factory on 10th Avenue in Manhattan...
(2004) - Cabin Fever 2: Spring FeverCabin Fever 2: Spring FeverCabin Fever 2: Spring Fever is an American horror film directed by Ti West and starring Giuseppe Andrews and Noah Segan.-Plot:A very disfigured Paul escapes from the creek and wanders through the woods, leaving pieces of his own flesh in the way. When he finally makes it to the highway, his body...
(2009)
Television
- GeraldoGeraldo (TV series)Geraldo is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Geraldo Rivera that aired in syndication from September 7, 1987, to June 12, 1998. On the last two seasons, it was known as The Geraldo Rivera Show. Both titles were produced by Investigative News Group in association with Tribune...
(1987) TV series (producer) - Hard CopyHard CopyHard Copy is an American tabloid news television show that ran in syndication from 1989 to 1999. Hard Copy was aggressive in its use of questionable material on television, including gratuitous violence....
(1989) TV series (producer) - Caught in the Act (1993) TV (producer)
- The Susan PowterSusan PowterSusan Powter is an Australian-born motivational speaker, nutritionist, personal trainer and author, who rose to fame in the 1990s with her catchphrase "Stop the Insanity!" She hosted her own talk show The Susan Powter Show in the 1990s.-Life:Powter was born in Sydney, Australia in 1957, living...
Show (1993/II) TV (executive producer) - The Princess and the MarineThe Princess and the MarineThe Princess and the Marine is a 2001 American made for television movie based on the true story of American Marine Jason Johnson and Bahrain Princess Meriam Al-Khalifa, with stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Marisol Nichols in the roles of Jason and Meriam.-Plot:...
(2001) TV Movie (exec. producer) - Downtown: A Street TaleDowntown: A Street TaleDowntown: A Street Tale is a 2004 American drama film.Its focus is on a group of teenagers and twentysomethings living in the basement of an abandoned factory on 10th Avenue in Manhattan...
(2004) TV Movie (Executive producerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
)
External links
- Variety article announcing six picture deal for Mary Aloe http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117986845.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1
- Variety article announcing alliance with Mary Aloe for $50 million P&A fund management http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117971705.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
- Mary Aloe official website http://www.proudmaryent.com/home.htm
- Studio announcement for producer Mary Aloe's Battle In Seattle http://www.insightfilm.com/battle2_news.html
- Luke Ford interviews Mary Aloe on Battle In Seattle http://www.lukeford.net/profiles/profiles/mary_aloe.htm
- Pittsburgh Business Times article on Aloe's production plans for Pittsburgh http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/03/24/story12.html
- Regent announcement for $50 million P&A with Mary Aloe http://www.regententertainment.com/NewsResult.CFM?IDNumber=146
- Article on Mary Aloe and distribution alliance with Regent http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_/ai_n19506306
- Multiple Pittsburgh Business Times articles on Aloe's productions and company Proud Mary Entertainment http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/related_content.html?topic=Proud%20Mary%20Entertainment
- Seattle Times article on Mary Aloe and Battle In Seattle http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20060908&slug=wto08m
- The Guardian UK article on The Princess and the Marine and producer Mary Aloe http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2000/jul/17/features.duncancampbell
- Oregon AFL-CIO article on Mary Aloe and Battle In Seattle http://www.nwlaborpress.org/2006/11-3-06WTO.html