Age, Biography and Wiki
David Beaird was born on 19 August, 1952 in Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S., is an American director, playwright, and screenwriter (1952–2019). Discover David Beaird's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?
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| Occupation |
Film director, screenwriter, theatre director |
| Age |
66 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
19 August, 1952 |
| Birthday |
19 August |
| Birthplace |
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Date of death |
6 February, 2019 |
| Died Place |
Tarzana, California, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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David Beaird Height, Weight & Measurements
At 66 years old, David Beaird height not available right now. We will update David Beaird's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is David Beaird's Wife?
His wife is Shevonne Durkin
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Shevonne Durkin |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
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David Beaird Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is David Beaird worth at the age of 66 years old? David Beaird’s income source is mostly from being a successful Film director. He is from United States. We have estimated David Beaird's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Film director |
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Timeline
David Hardin Beaird (August 19, 1952 – February 6, 2019) was an American film and stage director, screenwriter, and playwright.
He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana.
In 1973, he was recipient of the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in the play The Hot l Baltimore at the Ivanhoe Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
In 1974 he founded the Wisdom Bridge Theatre which flourished after Robert Falls took the director's post in 1977.
The theatre's name was inspired by a painting whose Subtitle read: "The bridge to wisdom is the continual asking of questions."
Beaird's first feature film Octavia (1982) was about a blind woman who is raped by a motorcycle gang.
His next film The Party Animal, a comedy, was released in 1984.
In 1986, he came to wider prominence with the comedy My Chauffeur starring Deborah Foreman.
In 1987, he shot the comedy Pass the Ammo and It Takes Two a year later.
Beaird founded the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks, California, and he staged a successful play titled Scorchers, a play he had written about a Cajun wedding night in the bayou.
The play ran for at least two years and won several awards.
In 1992, Beaird created the 13-part television series Key West in which an Ohio factory worker played by Fisher Stevens wins the lottery and goes to live the writer's life in Florida, with Hemingway as his inspiration.
In 1994, Beaird brought 900 Oneonta, a black comedy about a dysfunctional family, to the stage.
It had its premiere at the Lyric Hammersmith in London.
It later was staged in the Old Vic and then at the West End Theatre.
The play was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play.
It was the last play at the Circle Repertory Theatre in New York City before it was closed in 1996.
The film's subject, according to Beaird, was "how one person pulls the other out of hell."
The film won awards at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, the WorldFest Houston and the Florida Film Festival in 2005.
Beaird died on February 6, 2019, in Tarzana, California.
