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George Linder
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'''George Linder''' is film producer<ref name="imdb"></ref> and entrepreneur born in Brussels, Belgium to Austrian parents. His father Bert Linder (1911-1997) was a survivor of both [[Auschwitz concentration camp | Auschwitz]] and [[Bergen-Belsen concentration camp | Bergen-Belsen]] death camps. <ref>Linder, Bert. ''Condemned without Judgment''. New York: S.P.I. Books, 1995.</ref>
Linder graduated from [[California State University Northridge]] with a degree in Anthropology.
Linder's first venture after graduation was Euro-Imports, which specialized in distribution of lightweight racing bicycles from overseas and sponsored several teams and events on the nascent American racing circuit. In 1980 Linder segued to Quadra-Medical, which developed and built ultra-light wheelchairs using racing bicycle technology. Quadra's multi-patented products helped support the growing interest in adaptive sports, from wheelchair basketball and tennis to distance racing.
The development and production of the feature film ''[[The Running Man (1987 film)| The Running Man]]'' (1987)<ref>[https://ift.tt/2MliZBv AFI Catalog]</ref> was Linder's first experience as a film producer. As multiple commentators have recounted, Linder discovered the novel written by [[Stephen King]] under the pseudonym [[Richard Bachman]], optioned the film rights, and wrote the first draft of the screenplay.<ref> [https://ift.tt/2oX0GZO The Story Behind the Making of ''The Running Man'']</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/2Mm6AwS April 1, 1988, ''Inc. Magazine'']</ref><ref>Brown, Simon. ''Screening Stephen King: Adaptation and the Horror Genre in Film and Television''. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2018, page 92</ref> Once the project was green-lit by a TriStar/Columbia and other companies, Linder's work as producer included the above-the-line decisions in particular the casting of fellow Austrian [[Arnold Schwarzegger]] as the lead character Ben Richards. To underscore the parallel between the futuristic world of the movie and the actual events of World War II, Linder introduced the actor to his father Bert, the holocaust survivor.<ref>Leamer, Laurence. ''Fantastic: the Life of Arnold Schwazenegger''. New York: St. Martin's Press (2005), page 198.</ref>
During the same period, Linder partnered with writer/director [[Richard Rothstein]] on several projects. Together they developed the idea for the ''[[Universal Soldier (1992 film)|Universal Soldier]]'' series of films and the pilot ''[[Bates Motel (film)|Bates Motel]]'', which Universal aired as a television movie. Other projects that Linder has developed include ''Midnight Graffiti'' for Peter Guber at [[Mandalay Entertainment]] and ''Club Fed'' for [[Bill Mechanic]] at Pandemonium. In 2003 Linder was Executive Producer of the Austrian feature ''She Me and Her''. Shortly thereafter Linder became a partner with writer/producer/director [[Alain Silver]] in Untitled LLC.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2oX0HwQ Company credits on IMDB]</ref> Their initial project was ''Nightcomer'' (aka ''Blood Cure'').<ref>[https://ift.tt/2MhExyT ''Nightcomer'' on IMDB]</ref> Untitled was also a production company on ''Radio Mary'' (2017).<ref>[https://ift.tt/2oWe7cz ''Radio Mary'' on IMDB]</ref> Among the projects Untitled has in active development are ''Untitled Dramatic Project'' and ''In the Pool''.
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Linder graduated from [[California State University Northridge]] with a degree in Anthropology.
Linder's first venture after graduation was Euro-Imports, which specialized in distribution of lightweight racing bicycles from overseas and sponsored several teams and events on the nascent American racing circuit. In 1980 Linder segued to Quadra-Medical, which developed and built ultra-light wheelchairs using racing bicycle technology. Quadra's multi-patented products helped support the growing interest in adaptive sports, from wheelchair basketball and tennis to distance racing.
The development and production of the feature film ''[[The Running Man (1987 film)| The Running Man]]'' (1987)<ref>[https://ift.tt/2MliZBv AFI Catalog]</ref> was Linder's first experience as a film producer. As multiple commentators have recounted, Linder discovered the novel written by [[Stephen King]] under the pseudonym [[Richard Bachman]], optioned the film rights, and wrote the first draft of the screenplay.<ref> [https://ift.tt/2oX0GZO The Story Behind the Making of ''The Running Man'']</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/2Mm6AwS April 1, 1988, ''Inc. Magazine'']</ref><ref>Brown, Simon. ''Screening Stephen King: Adaptation and the Horror Genre in Film and Television''. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2018, page 92</ref> Once the project was green-lit by a TriStar/Columbia and other companies, Linder's work as producer included the above-the-line decisions in particular the casting of fellow Austrian [[Arnold Schwarzegger]] as the lead character Ben Richards. To underscore the parallel between the futuristic world of the movie and the actual events of World War II, Linder introduced the actor to his father Bert, the holocaust survivor.<ref>Leamer, Laurence. ''Fantastic: the Life of Arnold Schwazenegger''. New York: St. Martin's Press (2005), page 198.</ref>
During the same period, Linder partnered with writer/director [[Richard Rothstein]] on several projects. Together they developed the idea for the ''[[Universal Soldier (1992 film)|Universal Soldier]]'' series of films and the pilot ''[[Bates Motel (film)|Bates Motel]]'', which Universal aired as a television movie. Other projects that Linder has developed include ''Midnight Graffiti'' for Peter Guber at [[Mandalay Entertainment]] and ''Club Fed'' for [[Bill Mechanic]] at Pandemonium. In 2003 Linder was Executive Producer of the Austrian feature ''She Me and Her''. Shortly thereafter Linder became a partner with writer/producer/director [[Alain Silver]] in Untitled LLC.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2oX0HwQ Company credits on IMDB]</ref> Their initial project was ''Nightcomer'' (aka ''Blood Cure'').<ref>[https://ift.tt/2MhExyT ''Nightcomer'' on IMDB]</ref> Untitled was also a production company on ''Radio Mary'' (2017).<ref>[https://ift.tt/2oWe7cz ''Radio Mary'' on IMDB]</ref> Among the projects Untitled has in active development are ''Untitled Dramatic Project'' and ''In the Pool''.
==References==
==External links==
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