New Zealand's first Oscar winner dies
7:35 AM Monday Jan 28, 2013
Lloyd Phillips with Temuera Morrison at the 2000 premiere
for Vertical Limit in Newmarket, Auckland. Photo / Richard Robinson
New Zealand's first Oscar winner has died suddenly of a
heart attack in America.
Lloyd Phillips, who was 63, worked on some of Hollywood's
biggest films, including as executive producer of blockbusters Inglourious
Basterds and The Tourist, Nikau Film Productions said.
Phillips was born in South Africa but grew up in
Auckland, where he attended Auckland Grammar School.
He worked as a photo journalist before being selected to
attend the National Film School in Britain in 1973.
In 1981 he won the best short film, live action Oscar for
his action film The Dollar Bottom.
Later in his career he was executive producer of the
Quentin Tarantino movie Inglourious Basterds starring Brad Pitt, and executive
producer of The Tourist, starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie.
He died suddenly of a heart attack on Saturday evening in
Malibu, Los Angeles, Nikau Film Productions said.
PHILLIPS, Lloyd
Born: 12/14/1949, South Africa
Died: 1/26/2013, Malibu, California, U.S.A
Lloyd Phillips western – producer:
The Legend of Zorro – 2005
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