Steven Ungerleider
Steven Ungerleider | |
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 Ungerleider (left) with Dick Pound (right) in 2010 | |
| Born | June 14, 1949 |
| Died | March 18, 2023 (aged 73) Healdsburg, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Sports psychologist |
| Children | Shoshana R. Ungerleider Ariel Ungerleider Kelley |
| Family | Samuel Gottesman (grandfather) |
Steven Ungerleider (June 14, 1949 – March 18, 2023) was an American sports psychologist, author, and documentary film producer.[1]
Biography
[edit]Ungerleider was born to a Jewish family, the son of Joy (née Gottesman) and Samuel Ungerleider.[2][3] His grandfather was D. Samuel Gottesman. He was a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He held a PhD from the University of Oregon. As an undergraduate, he competed in gymnastics for the University of Texas.[4]
Ungerleider's first documentary film, Munich '72 and Beyond, was released in 2016.[5][6][7][8]
Ungerleider had two daughters: physician and film producer, Shoshana R. Ungerleider;[9] and attorney Ariel Ungerleider Kelley.
Ungerleider died in Healdsburg, California, on March 18, 2023, at the age of 73 from pancreatic cancer.[10]
Films
[edit]- 2016 - Munich '72 and Beyond - Producer[11]
- 2018 - End Game - Executive Producer[12]
- 2018 - At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal – Producer[13]
- 2020 - Positive All the Way - Director and Producer[14]
- 2021 - Citizen Ashe - Executive Producer[15]
- 2021 - Waterman - Producer[16][17]
Books
[edit]- Quest For Success (WRS/Spence Publications, 1994)
- Mental Training For Peak Performance (Rodale Press, 1996)
- Faust's Gold: Inside the East German Doping Machine (St.Martin's Press)[18]
- Beyond Strength (McGraw-Hill, 1991) with co-author Dr. Jacqueline Golding
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituaries in Eugene, OR | Eugene Register-Guard".
- ^ Pace, Eric (September 9, 1994). "Joy Ungerleider-Mayerson, 74, Former Head of Jewish Museum". The New York Times.
- ^ Lipstadt, Deborah. "Joy Ungerleider-Mayerson 1920 – 1994". Jewish Women's Archive.
- ^ "Steven Ungerleider". utexas.edu. University of Texas. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Jaffee, Maayan (22 May 2015). "After decades of IOC silence, slain Israeli Olympians headed for recognition". JNS.org. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick (1 December 2015). "Munich 1972 Olympic attack victims' families detail massacre in documentary". NBC Sports. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Borden, Sam (1 December 2015). "Long-Hidden Details Reveal Cruelty of 1972 Munich Attackers". New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Psychologist's documentary focuses on the 1972 Munich Massacre". American Psychological Association. July 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Tedeschi, Bob (January 4, 2017). "'Death is hot right now': An advocate for palliative care scored big with 'Extremis'". Statnews.com.
My father (the author and sports psychologist Steven Ungerleider) started the Foundation for Global Sports Development, which focuses on supporting underserved youth.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (March 20, 2023). "Steven Ungerleider, Documentary Producer and Co-Founder of Sidewinder Films, Dies at 73". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ ""Munich '72 and Beyond" Documentary from The Foundation for Global Sports Development Will Screen at Jewish Family & Children's Services in San Francisco - JFCS". JFCS. 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ "end-game". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (2018-07-30). "HBO Acquires Documentary On USA Gymnastics Sexual-Abuse Scandal". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ^ ""Positive All the Way," a New Documentary About the Paralympics, Now Airing on PBS". MovieDebuts.com. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ Ferme, Antonio (2021-07-15). "CNN Films to Explore Arthur Ashe's Legacy On Tennis And HIV Activism In New Documentary". Variety. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ "The Foundation for Global Sports Development Presents $25,000 to the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation". WFMZ. 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ "The Foundation for Global Sports Development Presents $25,000 to the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation". PRWeb. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ Longman, Jere (22 April 2001). "Just Following Orders, Doctors' Orders (book review)". New York Times. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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Categories:
- 1949 births
- 2023 deaths
- 21st-century American psychologists
- 20th-century American Jews
- Sport psychologists
- University of Oregon alumni
- University of Texas at Austin alumni
- American documentary filmmakers
- Gottesman family
- 21st-century American Jews
- 20th-century American psychologists
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer in California