Julie "J. D." Disalvatore (March 5, 1966 – August 24, 2017) was an American LGBT film and television producer/director and gay rights activist. She was openlylesbian.[1][2]
Disalvatore's credits include the award-winning Shelter (2007),[2]Eating Out 2 (2006), A Marine Story (2010)[3][4]Gay Propaganda and[5]Elena Undone.[6] In addition to producing LGBT films, she had also written extensively about LGBT film for outlets including Clout, Curve,[7] GayWired.com, PlanetOut.com[8] Gay.com, QTMagazine,[9]POWER UP[10] and here! online in addition to her daily blog on Gay and Lesbian entertainment.
Disalvatore was also the Festival Manager at Outfest: The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, the largest film festival in Los Angeles. She had also produced panels on LGBT film for Outfest, Power UP and the Writers Guild of America. She also produced the queer entertainment news show HERE@ for the here! networks.[citation needed] Disalvatore was on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, where she served a term as Vice President of the Board and was last President of the Board of Directors of the Frontiers Foundation.[11] She was a mentor with The Point Foundation.[12]
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Disalvatore died of breast cancer at her home in Sherman Oaks, California, at the age of 51.[13]
Awards and honorsedit
Disalvatore won a GLAAD Media Award for Shelter, for best feature film in limited release.[14] In 2009, Disalvatore was honored at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center's An Evening With Women with a LACE (Lesbians and bisexual women Active in Community Empowerment) Award for her work in the community,[15] and was featured in Go Magazine's "100 Women We Love".
disalvatore, julie, disalvatore, march, 1966, august, 2017, american, lgbt, film, television, producer, director, rights, activist, openly, lesbian, bornjulie, disalvatore, 1966, march, 1966plymouth, massachusetts, diedaugust, 2017, 2017, aged, sherman, oaks, . Julie J D Disalvatore March 5 1966 August 24 2017 was an American LGBT film and television producer director and gay rights activist She was openly lesbian 1 2 J D DisalvatoreBornJulie Disalvatore 1966 03 05 March 5 1966Plymouth Massachusetts U S DiedAugust 24 2017 2017 08 24 aged 51 Sherman Oaks California U S OccupationFilm directorKnown forShelter Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 Awards and honors 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCareer editDisalvatore s credits include the award winning Shelter 2007 2 Eating Out 2 2006 A Marine Story 2010 3 4 Gay Propaganda and 5 Elena Undone 6 In addition to producing LGBT films she had also written extensively about LGBT film for outlets including Clout Curve 7 GayWired com PlanetOut com 8 Gay com QTMagazine 9 POWER UP 10 and here online in addition to her daily blog on Gay and Lesbian entertainment Disalvatore was also the Festival Manager at Outfest The Los Angeles Gay amp Lesbian Film Festival the largest film festival in Los Angeles She had also produced panels on LGBT film for Outfest Power UP and the Writers Guild of America She also produced the queer entertainment news show HERE for the here networks citation needed Disalvatore was on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce where she served a term as Vice President of the Board and was last President of the Board of Directors of the Frontiers Foundation 11 She was a mentor with The Point Foundation 12 Death editDisalvatore died of breast cancer at her home in Sherman Oaks California at the age of 51 13 Awards and honors editDisalvatore won a GLAAD Media Award for Shelter for best feature film in limited release 14 In 2009 Disalvatore was honored at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center s An Evening With Women with a LACE Lesbians and bisexual women Active in Community Empowerment Award for her work in the community 15 and was featured in Go Magazine s 100 Women We Love See also editList of lesbian filmmakersReferences edit Romano Tricia 2008 08 12 Predator and Prey The Advocate Archived from the original on 2009 05 04 Retrieved 2008 09 01 a b Hensley Dennis 2008 03 11 Gimme Shelter The Advocate Retrieved 2008 09 01 A Marine Story Official Web Site and Production Blog A Marine Story 2009 01 10 Films A Marine Story Frameline Film Festival Archived from the original on 2010 06 16 Retrieved 2010 06 21 Gay Propaganda Available at Amazon com Amazon com 2005 09 10 Disalvatore JD 2009 12 14 The Smoking Cocktail Holiday Party The Smoking Cocktail Retrieved 2009 12 23 Disalvatore JD 2008 09 10 What a Producer Does Curve Magazine Archived from the original on 2012 10 22 Paul ColichmanChief Executive Officer 2013 03 22 Here Media Planet Out Planetout com Archived from the original on 2005 03 01 Retrieved 2013 03 26 Kadlec Meredith Disalvatore JD Miami Gay And Lesbian Film Festival 2004 QTMagazine Archived from the original on May 7 2005 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a CS1 maint unfit URL link Disalvatore JD Kadlec Meredith here Sundance POWER UP Archived from the original on September 29 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link JD Disalvatore Board Chair Frontiersfoundation org Archived from the original on 2013 12 03 Retrieved 2013 12 05 Meet Mentor Pair Brennan amp JD Pointfoundation wordpress com 2013 02 11 Retrieved 2013 12 05 Cohen Howard August 28 2017 Director JD Disalvatore a valiant voice for the LGBT community dies at 51 Miami Herald Barnes Mike August 29 2017 J D Disalvatore Producer of LGBT Films Dies at 51 The Hollywood Reporter ISSN 0018 3660 16th Annual L A C E Award Recipients Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center Archived from the original on 2011 01 05 Retrieved 2009 12 31 External links editJ D Disalvatore at IMDb J D Disalvatore blogsite Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J D Disalvatore amp oldid 1194422636, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
