Cheryl Boone Isaacs ( Cheryl Boone Isaacs ; 1949 , Springfield , Massachusetts , USA [1] ) is the American director of cinema marketing and public relations . She represented the Public Relations Department of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), known for its annual Academy Award; as of 2013, has been on the Board of Governors of AMPAS for 21 years. On July 30, 2013, she was elected 35th president of AMPAS and on August 11, 2015, she was re-elected for a second term, which ended in 2017 [2] . Boon Isaacs became the first African American to take up this post, and the third woman (after Bette Davis and Fay Canin ) [3] [4] .
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Biography
Cheryl Boone Isaacs was born in 1949 in Springfield ( Massachusetts , USA ) in the family of postman Ashley Boone Sr. and a housewife [5] [6] . Her family was middle class [7] , and she grew up close to Springfield College until her family moved to the Sixteen Acres area of Springfield [8] . She is the youngest of four children, has two older brothers and an older sister [9] .
In 1967, Boone Isaacs graduated from Springfield Central High School, known at the time as Classical High School [10] . In 1971, she graduated from Whittier College with a degree in political science [11] . While studying at college, she also studied under the student exchange program abroad, as part of which she got to Copenhagen , Denmark [12] .
Boon Isaacs is married to Stanley Isaacs, who is of Anglo-Jewish descent, have a son Cooper (born 1994/1995). They live and work in the Greater Los Angeles area [13] [14] [12] .
Notes
- ↑ Walker, Tim Cheryl Boone Isaacs: The face of Oscars equality - or a racist organization? . The Independent (January 23, 2016). Date of appeal September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Cheryl Boone Isaacs Elected Academy President . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (July 30, 2013). Date of treatment August 2, 2013.
- ↑ Gold Derby News Desk Cheryl Boone Isaacs elected first African-American head of Oscars . Gold Derby (July 31, 2013). Date of treatment August 2, 2013.
- ↑ New Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs on Her Historic Election, the Oscars and Her Top Priorities (Q&A) , The Hollywood Reporter (July 31, 2013). Date of treatment November 15, 2015.
- ↑ Boone, Ashley A., Jr. (1938-1994) . Black Past . Date of treatment November 15, 2015.
- ↑ Ashley Boone Jr., Marketing Executive For Films, Dies at 55 , The New York Times (May 4, 1994). Date of treatment November 15, 2015.
- ↑ Gregory, Mollie. Women Who Run the Show: How a Brilliant and Creative New Generation of Women Stormed Hollywood . - St. Martin's Griffin. - New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2003.
- ↑ Academy Awards president Cheryl Boone Isaacs reflects on growing up in Springfield, Oscar race , MassLive (February 19, 2014). Date of treatment November 15, 2015.
- ↑ New Academy President Pushes For More Diverse Voting Members . All Things Considered . NPR (February 27, 2014). Date of treatment June 22, 2014.
- ↑ Springfield's Cheryl Boone Isaacs elected president of Academy Awards board . MassLive (July 31, 2013). Date of treatment June 19, 2014.
- ↑ A Conversation With Cheryl Boone Isaacs '71, President of AMPAS (Link unavailable) . Whittier College . Date of treatment November 15, 2015. Archived March 4, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Cheryl Boone Isaacs: Front Row Center , CSQ: C-Suite Quarterly Entertainment (June 23, 2014). Date of treatment November 15, 2015.
- ↑ Stanley Isaacs, CEO, 100% Entertainment, Inc. - Producer, Director, Writer: Biography . 100% Entertainment . Date of treatment November 15, 2015.
- ↑ Stanley Isaacs - Producer, Director and Writer , The Magic of Books . Date of treatment November 15, 2015.