Catherine Cyran, an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, producer and writer who began her career working under Roger Corman, passed away following a battle with cancer. She was 59 years old.Before emerging as director in the 1990s, Cyran established .
Catherine Cyran, an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, producer and writer who began her career working under Roger Corman, passed away following a battle with cancer. She was 59 years old. Before emerging as director in the 1990s, Cyran established herself as a screenwriter, with credits on films such as 1990 s Slumber Party Massacre III and A Cry in the Wild , the 1990 adaptation of Gary Paulsen s novel Hatchet . She made her feature film directorial debut with the 1993 sequel White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II , for which she earned an Emmy nomination, reports Variety.