Matt Cimber

Matt Cimber
Born
Thomas Vitale Ottaviano

1936 (age 87–88)
Other namesGary Harper
Matteo Ottaviano
Rinehart Segway
Spouses
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(m. 1964; div. 1966)​
Christy Hanak
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(m. 1967; div. 1978)​
Lynn Fero
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(m. 1987)​
Children1

Matt Cimber (born Thomas Vitale Ottaviano; 1936)[1][2][3] is an American producer, director, and writer. He is known for directing genre films including The Candy Tangerine Man, The Witch Who Came from the Sea, Hundra, and Butterfly. Cimber has been called "an unsung hero of 70s exploitation of cinema."[4] He was co-founder and director of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW) professional wrestling promotion and syndicated television series.[5][6][7] Cimber also occasionally acts in films, television, and theatre.

Cimber was also the last husband of actress Jayne Mansfield, directing her on stage and in the film Single Room Furnished (1968), which was released after her death.[8]

  1. ^ Faris, Jocelyn (1 January 1994). Jayne Mansfield: A Bio-bibliography. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313285448.
  2. ^ Parish, James Robert (20 December 2010). The Hollywood Book of Breakups. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118040676.
  3. ^ Strait, Raymond (1 January 1992). Here They Are Jayne Mansfield. SP Books. ISBN 9781561711468.
  4. ^ "Now on Blu-ray: THE CANDY TANGERINE MAN & LADY COCOA, a Blaxploitation Double from Matt Cimber". ScreenAnarchy. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  5. ^ "The Real Women of 'GLOW' Told Us the Sexist BS They Dealt with in the 80s". Vice. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  6. ^ O'Keeffe, Jack. "'GLOW's Director Has A Complicated Legacy". Bustle. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  7. ^ Higgins, Bill (22 June 2017). "Hollywood Flashback: GLOW Smashed Pro Wrestling's Glass Ceiling in 1986". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  8. ^ Golden, Eve (2021). Jayne Mansfield: The Girl Couldn't Help It. University Press of Kentucky. p. 303. ISBN 978-0813180977.