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Matt Cimber Born Thomas Vitale Ottaviano
1936Matt Cimber (born Thomas Vitale Ottaviano; 1936) is an Italian-American film producer, director and writer. He was the last husband of Jayne Mansfield, who was the mother of his son, Antonio Raphael (Tony).[1] Cimber directed her on stage and in one movie, Single Room Furnished (1968). They divorced about one year before her death.
Cimber has been nominated for the Razzie Award three times all for Butterfly in 1982 as Worst Director, Worst Writer (shared with John Goff) and Worst Picture. The film garnered a total of ten Worst nominations. Even Orson Welles, one of the most accomplished actors ever, was nominated as Worst Supporting Actor under Cimber's direction. Pia Zadora, who starred as Kady in the film, financed by her husband Meshulam Riklis won Razzie Awards for Worst Actress and Worst new Star. Ed McMahon also won for Worst Supporting Actor.
Filmography
- Miriam (2006)
- Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold (1984)
- Hundra (1983)
- A time to die (1982)
- Butterfly (1982)
- Fake-Out (1982)
- The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976)
- Lady Cocoa (1975)
- The Black Six (1974)
- He and She (1970)
- Single Room Furnished (1968)
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Categories:- 1936 births
- American film directors
- Living people
- Italian film director stubs
- American film director stubs
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