Bill Ewing

{{Lead too short|date=December 2021}}{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Bill Ewing | image = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = | birth_name = | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = | occupation = Actor, director, producer, screenwriter | years_active = mid-1970s to present | spouse = Susan McIver | website = }} '''William R. Ewing''' is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Ewing is president of Every Tribe Entertainment and Bearing Fruit Entertainment.<ref name="dove">{{cite web |url=http://www.dove.org/whoswho/bio/ewing.htm |title=Dove Foundation Advisor Bio - Bill Ewing |website=www.dove.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514181004/http://www.dove.org/whoswho/bio/ewing.htm |archive-date=2006-05-14}}</ref><ref name="cbn">[http://www.cbn.com/700club/Guests/Bios/Bill_Ewing122005.aspx CBN.com], "Bill Ewing: Do You Dare to Make Contact?", Retrieved 12-18-2008</ref>

==Career== Ewing began his career as an actor before joining Sony Pictures in 1986. He was named Director of Production Services in 1987.<ref name="dove"/><ref name="cbn"/> Ewing was promoted to Vice President in 1988 and later to Senior Vice President after Sony's acquisition of Columbia Pictures.<ref name="dove"/><ref name="cbn"/>

He supervised production of over 100 films, including ''A League of Their Own'', ''My Girl'', ''Groundhog Day'', ''In the Line of Fire'', ''Little Women'', ''Air Force One'', ''Men in Black'', ''The Patriot'', ''Charlie's Angels'', etc.<ref name="dove"/><ref name="cbn"/> He served as Senior Vice President of Production and Administration for 15 years, with his final productions including ''Spider-Man'', ''Adaptation'', ''Stuart Little 2'', and ''Men in Black II''.<ref name="dove"/><ref name="cbn"/>

In 2001, he left Sony to found Every Tribe Entertainment and the non-profit Bearing Fruit Entertainment as Christian media groups.<ref name="cbn"/>

==Personal life== Bill Ewing lives in Los Angeles with his wife Susan McIver. He is the father of singer and actor Blake McIver Ewing.<ref name="dove"/>

==Filmography== * ''Hollywood on Fire'' 2009, himself *''End of the Spear'' 2005, producer & writer *''Christmas Child'' 2003, director *''Beyond the Gates of Splendor'' 2002, producer *''Automan'' 1984 TV, actor *''WKRP in Cincinnati'' 1982 TV, actor *''Meteor'' 1979 cast coordinator *''A Man Called Sloane'' 1979 TV actor *''Little House on the Prairie'' 1979 TV *''The Odyssey'' 1979 TV actor *''The End'' 1978 actor *''The Blue Knight'' 1976 TV actor *''Korg: 70,000 B.C.'' 1974 TV, actor *''The Rookies'' 1973 TV, actor *''The Deathmaster'' 1972, actor *''The Hoax'' 1972, actor *''Cannon'' 1971 TV, actor

==Additional sources== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090107034533/http://www.whenmagazine.com/interviews/billewing.htm When Magazine], "Conversation with Bill Ewing, President of Every Tribe Entertainment" *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081229045156/http://philcooke.com/interviews/Bill_Ewing Phill Coke and The Change Revolution], interview with Bill Ewing *[https://archive.today/20130123065247/http://www.fluctu8.com/media/1253/5480/ Fluctu8.com], "Daniel Britt Interviews Bill Ewing" *[http://emol.org/film/archives/endofthespear/billewing.html Emol.org], By Madelyn Ritrosky-Winslow, "Movie with a Message: Interview with Bill Ewing about "''End of the Spear''" *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060603115420/http://www.mediawisefamily.com/syw/i-ewing.html Mediawise Family], by Ted Baehr, "Faith, Flexibility, and Focus – an interview with Bill Ewing" *[http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Christmas-Child/Max-Lucado/e/9781589263444 Barnes and Noble], ''The Christmas Child: A Story of Coming Home'' *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080915060329/http://www.impactproductions.com/index.cfm?id=4 Impact Productions] on development and filming of ''The Christmas Child''

==References== {{reflist|2}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0263943}} *[http://www.everytribe.com/About/ Every Tribe Entertainment] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110718154625/http://www.zibb.com/media/theme/company-media/Bearing%2BFruit%2BEntertainment Bearing Fruit Entertainment at zibb.com]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ewing, Bill}} Category:Film producers from California Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Writers from Los Angeles Category:Film directors from Los Angeles