Geoffrey Herrick de Valois

Background

Valois, Geoffrey Herrick de was born on June 24, 1954 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Son of Russell Lee and Hildegarde (Herrick) de Valois.

Education

Bachelor in Psychology, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, 1975; Master of Arts in Film Production, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, 1981; postgraduate, U. Iowa, 1975-1976.

Career

With special effects staff, Lucasfilm, Industrial Light and Magic, San Rafael, California, 1982-1984; producer, director, Geoffrey de Valois Associations, San Francisco, 1984-1987; executive producer, director, Digital Vision Entertainment, Los Angeles, since 1987; assistant professor, California State University, Los Angeles, since 1988. Lecturer Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, 1980-1983, College Redwoods, Eureka, California, 1980-1983, San Francisco State College, 1984-1986. Judge, keynote speaker FIFOMm Montreal International Computer Graphics Film Festival, 1990, 92, Video Expo, Los Angeles.

Achievements

• Geoffrey Herrick de Valois has been listed as a notable Film director, producer, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman public relations film committee National Ednl. Film Festival, Oakland, California, 1986. Member American Film Institute, National Computer Graphics Association, Indiana Feature Project, Association for Computing Machinery.

Interests

• Avocations: traveling, hiking, camping, photography.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Suti, October 2, 1988.

Father:

Russell Lee Valois

Mother:

Hildegarde (Herrick) Valois

Spouse:

Elizabeth Suti