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Sam Mercer

Production · 1955–2024 · USA

Biography

Sam Mercer (January 15, 1955 – February 12, 2024) was an American film producer of many films directed by M. Night Shyamalan such as The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs, as well as other films like Van Helsing and Things We Lost in the Fire. His career started during the early 1980s as a location manager and later advanced to a producer and executive producer. He also produced Shyamalan's films The Happening and The Last Airbender. He died from an early onset of Alzheimer's disease on February 12, 2024, at the age of 69. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Mercer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

2016The BFGProducer
2014Heaven Is for RealExecutive Producer
2012Snow White and the HuntsmanProducer
2010DevilProducer
2010The Last AirbenderProducer
2008Visions of 'The Happening'Self
2008The HappeningProducer
2007Things We Lost in the FireProducer
2006Reflections of Lady in the Water
2006Lady in the WaterProducer
2006"Jarhead" DiariesSelf
2005JarheadExecutive Producer
2005Deconstructing 'The Village'Self
2004The VillageProducer
2004Van HelsingExecutive Producer
2003Making 'Signs'Self - Producer
2002SignsProducer
2000UnbreakableProducer
2000Mission to MarsExecutive Producer
1999The Sixth SenseExecutive Producer
1997The RelicProducer
1995CongoProducer
1987The Witches of EastwickLocation Manager
1986Peggy Sue Got MarriedLocation Manager
1985Pee-wee's Big AdventureLocation Manager
1983National Lampoon's VacationLocation Manager
1982The Escape ArtistLocation Manager

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