Paul Aaron
American film director and film producer
Paul Aaron (born April 23, 1943) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter who has worked variously in theatre, film, and television.
Life and career
Aaron was born in Hoosick Falls, New York, and graduated from Bennington College in 1966.
Theatre
After directing a touring production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie starring Kim Hunter, he became the Casting and New Programs Director for the Mark Taper Forum, where he founded an actors' workshop and directed several plays. His revival of The Tenth Man, starring Richard Dreyfuss, earned him a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle for Best Director in 1977.
In 1969, he directed Peter Link's Off-Broadway rock musical Salvation. The following year, he made his Broadway debut directing Paris Is Out!, with Sam Levene and Molly Picon. His other Broadway directing credits included the Kander and Ebb musical 70, Girls, 70 (1971) and the revue That's Entertainment (1972).
Film and TV
His film directorial debut was 1978's A Different Story. The following year, he directed the Chuck Norris action film A Force of One. He also co-wrote the story for Norris' 1980 film The Octagon.
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