Donald Wrye (September 24, 1934 – May 15, 2015) was an American director, screenwriter and producer.
Wrye attended the UCLA, directing as his dissertation film in the Department of Theater Arts, Soba man, "A dramatization about a young nisei girl who meets an American boy who has been to Japan and was profoundly moved by bi his experiences there, telling of the effect of the boys experience upon both the boy and girl."
Wrye is best known for directing the 1978 film Ice Castles. He died on May 15, 2015, at his home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Wrye had his own film production company, SpyGaze Pictures.
1968: Men From Boys: The First Eight Weeks
1962: Soba man, dissertation film at UCLA
1969: An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer, nominated for Best Documentary (Short Subject), a US Information Agency production
1969: California, sponsored by Bank of America
1970: The Well, as creative consultant writer, a US Information Agency production
1971: The Numbers Start with the River, nominated for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
1973: The Man Who Could Talk to Kids
1977: It Happened One Christmas
1982: Divorce Wars: A Love Story
1993: Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back
2000: A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle