Doug McHenry

Doug McHenry
Born1952 (age 71–72)
Richmond, California, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupations

Doug McHenry is an American film director and producer.

Doug McHenry was born in 1952 and grew up in Richmond, California. He graduated from Stanford University in 1973 with a degree in economics, and from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School.[1][2]

He worked for film producer Peter Guber at Casablanca Records as a business affairs executive then production executive, involved in films Thank God It's Friday (1978), The Hollywood Knights (1980) and Foxes (1980)[3] before starting his own production company, Elephant Walk Entertainment, with partner George Jackson. Jackson and McHenry produced a number of films together including Krush Groove, New Jack City, Jason's Lyric, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate and the series of House Party films.[4][5][6]

He directed Jason's Lyric starring Jada Pinkett Smith, Allen Payne, and Forest Whitaker.[7][8]

On August 14, 2018, Doug McHenry's daughter, Lyric McHenry was found unconscious and unresponsive in New York City. She was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. She was 26 years old and had featured regularly on EJNYC as well as producing the show. It is believed she was 20 weeks pregnant at the time of her death.[9]

  1. ^ "Doug McHenry biography and filmography". Tribute.ca. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  2. ^ Donalson, Melvin (January 2010). Black Directors in Hollywood - Melvin Donaldson. ISBN 9780292782242. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. ^ Donalson, Melvin (2003). Black Directors in Hollywood. Austin, Texas, United States of America: University of Texas Press. pp. 156–159. ISBN 978-0-292-70178-6.
  4. ^ Luke Ford (2004). The Producers: Profiles in Frustration. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-32016-5.
  5. ^ "Doug McHenry Biography (1958?-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  6. ^ Canby, Vincent (2008). "Doug McHenry - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 19, 2008. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  7. ^ "Doug Mchenry". Filmbug. July 3, 2002. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  8. ^ "Doug McHenry". Thebestofwho.com. October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  9. ^ Reality star Lyric McHenry's family ask fans to stop speculating about cause of death Digital Spy, August 16, 2018