Bill Siegel

Bill Siegel
Born(1962-12-24)December 24, 1962
DiedDecember 11, 2018(2018-12-11) (aged 55)
Occupations


Bill Siegel (December 24, 1962 – December 11, 2018) was an American documentary film producer and director. Documentaries directed by Siegel include Emmy Award-winning The Trials of Muhammad Ali and the Academy Award-nominated The Weather Underground in 2003.

He authored the book The Control Factor: Our Struggle to See the True Threat in 2012 about the denial of the threat from radical Islam.[1]

He once worked for Kartemquin Films, which announced his unanticipated death the day after from unspecified causes.[2][3]

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  1. ^ Ablow, Keith (March 3, 2012). "The trouble with magical thinking". Fox News.
  2. ^ Vlessing, Etan (December 11, 2018). "Bill Siegel, Emmy-Winning 'Trials of Muhammad Ali' Director, Dies at 55". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Bill Siegel, Oscar-nominated Chicago documentary filmmaker behind 'Weather Underground,' has died". Chicago Tribune. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.

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