Penny Marshall
Carole Penny Marshall( October 15, 1943 – December 17, 2018) was an American actress, director, and producer.
She came to notice in the 1970s for her role as Laverne DeFazio on the television sitcom" Laverne& Shirley"( 1976 – 1983), receiving three nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her portrayal.
Marshall made her directorial debut with" Jumpin' Jack Flash"( 1986) before directing" Big"( 1988), which became the first film directed by a woman to gross more than$ 100 million at the U.S. box office.
Her subsequent directing credits included" Awakenings"( 1990), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture," A League of Their Own"( 1992)," Renaissance Man"( 1994)," The Preacher's Wife"( 1996) and" Riding in Cars with Boys"( 2001).
She also produced" Cinderella Man"( 2005) and" Bewitched"( 2005), and directed episodes of the TV series" According to Jim" and" United States of Tara".
Ben Palmer
Ben Palmer is a British film and television director who is known for being the director of" Bo' Selecta" and" The Inbetweeners".
Kevin Thoms
Kevin Thoms( born July 4, 1979) is an American television/ film actor and voice actor, perhaps best known for providing the voice for Lance in Cartoon Network's" Sym- Bionic Titan".
Prior to this role, he has been cast in many films and television series including" Riding In Cars With BoysEd", as either main roles or minor roles.
He has also had a few other voice roles in," Fusion Fall"( as Lance),, and other video game and animated series.
Queensland (film)
Queensland is a 1976 film directed by John Ruane and starring John Flaus and Robert Karl.
Swan (1976 film)
Swan( Bulgarian: Ле́бед, translit.: Lébed) is a 1976 Bulgarian drama film, directed by Rumen Surdzhiyski.
Screenplay writer is Vladimir Ganev.
Based on the story" Stubborn people" from the collection" Devil's tails"( 1972), by the writer Ivailo Petrov.
Cinematographer is Lachezar Videnov.
Production designer is Anastas Yanakiev.
The music of the film is composed by Bozhidar Petkov.
Parts of the film were shot in Bankya, Sozopol, Sunny Beach and the cove of Alepù, at cape" Malkata Agalina".
Riding in Cars with Boys
Riding in Cars with Boys is a 2001 American biographical film based on the autobiography of the same name by Beverly Donofrio about a woman who overcame difficulties, including being a teen mother, and who later earned a master's degree.
The movie's narrative spans the years 1961 to 1986.
It stars Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy, and James Woods.
It was the last film directed by Penny Marshall.
Although the film is co-produced by Beverly Donofrio, many of its details differ from the book.
Abhishek Saxena
Abhishek Saxena is an Indian Bollywood and Punjabi film director who directed the movie Phullu.
The Phullu movie was released in theaters on 16 June 2017, in which film Sharib Hashmi is the lead role.
Apart from these, he has also directed Patiala Dreamz, this is a Punjabi film.
This film was screened in cinemas in 2014.
Steve Zahn
Steven James Zahn( born November 13, 1967) is an American actor.
His films include" Reality Bites"( 1994)," That Thing You Do!"( 1996)," SubUrbia"( 1996)," Out of Sight"( 1998)," Happy, Texas"( 1999)," Riding in Cars with Boys"( 2001)," Shattered Glass"( 2003)," Sahara"( 2005)," Rescue Dawn"( 2007), the first three" Diary of a Wimpy Kid" movies," Dallas Buyers Club"( 2013), and" War for the Planet of the Apes"( 2017).
Zahn has done voice acting in" Chicken Little"( 2005)," Escape from Planet Earth"( 2013), and" The Good Dinosaur"( 2015).
He has also worked regularly in television, including the recurring role of Davis McAlary on HBO's" Treme"( 2010 to 2013).
Rumen Surdzhiyski
Rumen Ivanov Surdzhiyski
( Bulgarian:" Ру́мен Ивано́в Сурджийски"; 24 September 1943 – 11 July 2019) was a Bulgarian filmmaker.
In 1967 he graduated in theatrical directing at the National Academy for Theater and Film Arts( NATFA)" Krastyo Sarafov", located in Sofia, Bulgaria.
He studied under the Merited Artist Prof.
Stefan Surchadzhiev and later under Prof. Anastas Mihaylov.
His first theatrical production on professional stage was" Kaliakra"( season 1967- 1968), put at the Dobrich Drama Theatre" Yordan Yovkov".
His more notable films are" Swan"( 1976)," Snapshots as Souvenirs"( 1979) and" Place Under the Sun"( 1986).
His films are defined by humanism.
They explore the characteristics of human nature with its aspirations and conflicts.
His characters are genuine, living, going through real life experiences.
The author and film critic Alexander Alexandrov wrote: Rumen Surdzhiyski proves that he possesses acute power of observation towards the spiritual phenomena in our society and the problems of the time we live in.
(" Narodna Kultura", newspaper, 1979)
Beverly Donofrio
Beverly Ann Donofrio( born 23 September 1950) is an American memoirist, children's author, and creative writing teacher most noted for her 1992 best selling memoir," Riding in Cars with Boys".
The memoir was adapted into the 2001 film" Riding in Cars with Boys", directed by Penny Marshall, with Drew Barrymore portraying Donofrio.
She also is a prolific essayist, having published work in numerous anthologies, in" The New York Times The Washington Post Sunday Magazine The Village Voice", the" Los Angeles Times", and in such magazines as" AllureCosmopolitanO, The Oprah Magazine", and" Marie Claire".
Donofrio's parents are Italian- American.
She was raised in Wallingford, Connecticut and graduated from Lyman Hall High School.
She currently lives in New York State.
Donofrio studied literature at Wesleyan University and obtained an MFA from Columbia University.
She has taught writing at New York University and the University of Wyoming, among other institutions.
Currently, she teaches at the Low Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University.

Question: Which film has the director who died first, Riding In Cars With Boys or Swan (1976 Film)?
Answer: Riding In Cars With Boys