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Sterling Van Wagenen

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Sterling Van Wagenen
Sterling Van Wagenen was born on 2 July 1947 in Utah, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Trip to Bountiful (1985), Alan & Naomi (1992) and Learning from Light: The Vision of I.M. Pei (2009).
BornJuly 2, 1947
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BornJuly 2, 1947
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
    The Trip to Bountiful
    7.4
    • Producer(as Sterling VanWagenen)
    • 1985
    Alan & Naomi (1992)
    Alan & Naomi
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1992
    Learning from Light: The Vision of I.M. Pei (2009)
    Learning from Light: The Vision of I.M. Pei
    6.8
    • Producer
    • 2009
    The Haunted Desert: Archaelogy and the Dead Sea Scrolls (2001)
    The Haunted Desert: Archaelogy and the Dead Sea Scrolls
    5.1
    • Producer
    • 2001

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    Producer

    • Jane and Emma (2018)
      Jane and Emma
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Kelly Wanberg, Tanner Gillman, and Walter Mirkss in The Disintegration Machine (2017)
      The Disintegration Machine
      9.2
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Peace Officer (2015)
      Peace Officer
      7.5
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Yellowstone: America's Eden
      • producer
      • 2012
    • The Soul of Kalaupapa: Voices of Exile (2011)
      The Soul of Kalaupapa: Voices of Exile
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Nexos (2008)
      Nexos
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2010–2011
    • That Promised Day: The Coming Forth of the LDS Scriptures (2010)
      That Promised Day: The Coming Forth of the LDS Scriptures
      7.8
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • What's Your Story? (2010)
      What's Your Story?
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Liz Edmunds in The Food Nanny (2010)
      The Food Nanny
      4.0
      TV Series
      • network executive producer
      • 2010
    • The Writers' Block (2008)
      The Writers' Block
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2008–2010
    • The 5 Browns: Live in Concert
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Learning from Light: The Vision of I.M. Pei (2009)
      Learning from Light: The Vision of I.M. Pei
      6.8
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Berlin (2008)
      Berlin
      • executive producer
      • 2008
    • Small Fortunes: Microcredit and the Future of Poverty (2005)
      Small Fortunes: Microcredit and the Future of Poverty
      8.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2005

    Director

    • Scott Christopher, Richard Gunn, Peter Murnik, David Naughton, Annie Tedesco, Jonathan Morgan Heit, Malia Tyler, Ethan Ross Wills, and Charlie Plummer in Granite Flats (2013)
      Granite Flats
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Messiah: Behold the Lamb of God (2010)
      Messiah: Behold the Lamb of God
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Learning from Light: The Vision of I.M. Pei (2009)
      Learning from Light: The Vision of I.M. Pei
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2009
    • The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided (2006)
      The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2006
    • The Work and the Glory II: American Zion (2005)
      The Work and the Glory II: American Zion
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2005
    • John Wooden in Coach Wooden (2005)
      Coach Wooden
      Short
      • Director
      • 2005
    • The Haunted Desert: Archaelogy and the Dead Sea Scrolls (2001)
      The Haunted Desert: Archaelogy and the Dead Sea Scrolls
      5.1
      • Director
      • 2001
    • The Great American West (1995)
      The Great American West
      7.4
      Short
      • segment director
      • 1995
    • Alan & Naomi (1992)
      Alan & Naomi
      6.7
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Christmas Snows, Christmas Winds (1978)
      Christmas Snows, Christmas Winds
      6.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 1978

    Writer

    • The Haunted Desert: Archaelogy and the Dead Sea Scrolls (2001)
      The Haunted Desert: Archaelogy and the Dead Sea Scrolls
      5.1
      • Writer
      • 2001
    • Voices from the Dead Sea Scrolls
      Short
      • writer
      • 1998

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Sterling VanWagenen
    • Born
      • July 2, 1947
      • Utah, USA
    • Other works
      He has lectured at Columbia University, Brigham Young University, and Franklin and Eckerd Colleges.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sentenced to 6 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to charges of sexual abuse of a child. According to the Associated Press, Judge Robert Griffin recommended to the parole board that Van Wagenen be kept in prison longer than the minimum sentence. On April 30, 2019 in American Fork, Utah, Van Wagenen, 71, pleaded guilty to the charges: The illegal touching of a young girl, that occurred between 2013 and 2015.

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    • How old is Sterling Van Wagenen?
      77 years old
    • When was Sterling Van Wagenen born?
      July 2, 1947
    • Where was Sterling Van Wagenen born?
      Utah, USA
    • What is Sterling Van Wagenen's birth name?
      Sterling Gray Van Wagenen
    • What is Sterling Van Wagenen known for?
      The Trip to Bountiful, Alan & Naomi, The Haunted Desert: Archaelogy and the Dead Sea Scrolls, and Learning from Light: The Vision of I.M. Pei

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