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'''Ronald B Colby''' born, Ronald Blakeslee Colby on (June 30, 1934) is American filmmaker<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/biz/news/l-a-tv-film-production-exodus-affects-bizzers-producer-ronald-colby-1200590055/|title=L.A. TV, Film Production Exodus Affects Bizzers: Producer Ronald Colby|last=Caranicas|first=Peter|last2=Caranicas|first2=Peter|date=2013-08-26|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref>, screenwriter and author.

(contracted; show full)2019-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/patricia-van-ryker|title=Patricia van Ryker|website=Television Academy|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref>. Ronald Colby earned a [[Bachelor's degree|Bachelor’s degree]] in theater from [[Hofstra University]] and a [[Master's degree|Master’s Degree]] in theater from [[New York University]]

== Career and Documentaries ==
Early in Colby's career, [[Francis Ford Coppola]] recruited him into his company [[
:en:American_Zoetrope|American Zoetrope]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guidedoc.tv/documentary/a-legacy-of-filmmakers-the-early-years-of-american-zoetrope-documentary-film/|title=A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope -|website=guidedoc.tv|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004)|url=https://letterboxd.com/film/a-legacy-of-filmmakers-the-early-years-of-american-zoetrope/|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref> as production executive and producer. The films included, ''[[:en:[[You're_a_ a Big_  Boy_  Now|''You're a Big Boy Now]]'']] , ''[[:en:Finian's_Rainbow_(film)|Finian's Rainbow]]'', [[THX 1138|''THX-1138'']], ''[[:en:[[The_  Rain_  People|''The Rain People]]'']], [[The Godfather Part III|''The Godfather Part II'']], ''[[:en: [[Hammett_  (film)|''Hammet''t]]'', the documentary on the making of [[Francis Ford Coppola|Coppola]], ''[[:en:[[One_  from_  the_  Heart|''One from the Heart]]'']]  and [[The Outsiders (movie)|''The Outsiders'']].

Colby's extensive film credits also include [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] films, ''[[:en:[[Some_  Kind_  of_  Wonderful_  (film)|So''me kKind oOf Wonderfu''l]]'' and ''[[:en:[[She's_  Having_a_ a Baby|''She's Having A Baby]]'']]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/1077317-ronald_colby/|title=Ronald Colby|website=www.rottentomatoes.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-29}}</ref>,  [[The Exorcist (movie)|''Exorcist'']],  [[:en:Harvest_of_Fire|''[[Harvest of Fire'']]'' and [[:en:Esmeralda_Santiago|Esmeralda Santiago]] acclaimed memoir, ''[[:en:[[Almost_a_ a Woman|''Almost A Woman]]'']]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/reviews/almost-a-woman-1200547096/|title=Almost a Woman|last=Dawkins|first=Walter|last2=Dawkins|first2=Walter|date=2002-07-29|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref>, which won [[Peabody Award|Peabody]] and [[Imagen Awards]] for best feature<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/almost-a-woman|title=ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre’s American Collection: Almost A Woman|access-date=2018-10-31|language=en}}</ref>.

Over the past decade Colby has directed a series of documentaries<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ladadspace.org/thurs-sept-17th-downtown-independant-ladadspace-fundraiser/|title=Thurs Sept 17th Downtown Independant LADADSpace Fundraiser|last=admin|date=2015-09-03|website=ladadspace.org|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref> including [http://Pirate%20for%20the%20Sea ''Pirate for the Sea''], the film biography of Captain [[:en:Paul_  Watson|Paul Watson,]] the most controversial ocean environmental activist, ever. [http://Pirate%20for%20the%20Sea ''Pirate for the Sea'']<ref>{{Citation|title=Pirate for the sea de Ron Colby - (2008) - Film - Documentaire|url=https://www.telerama.fr/cinema/films/pirate-for-the-sea,398146.php|language=fr|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref> had its Premiere to great acclaim at The Telluride Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seashepherd.org.uk/news-and-commentary/new(contracted; show full)

== Author ==
In 2018 Colby released his first novel "Night Driver" which was [[Publishing|published]] by [https://www.rarebirdbooks.com/pages/contact-us Rare Bird Books].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rare-bird-books.myshopify.com/products/night-driver|title=Night Driver|last=Books|first=Rare Bird|website=Rare Bird Books|language=en|access-date=2018-11-09}}</ref>

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