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Sam Pillsbury is an American film director, producer, and winemaker. Massachusetts-raised Sam Pillsbury emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 14.
Feb 11, 2010 · Sam: BORN WATERBURY CONN. 1946, LIVED IN THE CARIBBEAN AND NEW ENGLAND, MOVED FROM OUTSIDE OF BOSTON IN 1960 WHEN I WAS 14 TO NEW ZEALAND. GREW UP IN NZ, HAD FAMILY AND FILM CAREER, MOVED TO LA IN 1989, MADE FILMS, MOVED TO PHOENIX AND STARTED VINEYARD IN 1990. Tim: What did you want to be when you were a child? Sam: A ROCK STAR OR A CAR DEALER!!!
Jan 8, 2020 · Sam Pillsbury is an American born, New Zealand raised film director with a masters in English Literature. He moved to Phoenix after making some 32 movies, and started growing and making wine in 2000 in high desert Cochise County.
Pillsbury Wine has earned several national awards including Gold Medals in the Jefferson Cup, and several Double Gold Medals in the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. Pillsbury's wife is the daughter of sculptor Geny Dignac. Sam Pillsbury is an American film director, producer, and winemaker.
Born in Connecticut and raised near Henry David Thoreau's famed Walden Pond, Sam Pillsbury emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 14. Seven years later, he began working at the government-owned National Film Unit, joining a group of emerging filmmakers who were investigating new subjects and styles.
Sam Pillsbury was born in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for The Quiet Earth (1985), Klynham Summer (1982) and Starlight Hotel (1987).
Connecticut-raised Sam Pillsbury emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 14. Aged 23, he began working at the Government-owned National Film Unit, joining a group of emerging filmmakers who were investigating new subjects and styles.
