Ronald F. Maxwell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ronald F. Maxwell

American film director

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1949

Place of Birth: Clifton, New Jersey, United States

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ronald “Ron” F.
Maxwell is a film director and writer from Clifton, New Jersey.
He is most famous for writing and directing the American Civil War epics Gettysburg (1993), Gods and Generals (2003), and Copperhead (2013). In 2007, Maxwell optioned the film rights to novelist Speer Morgan's 1979 book Belle Starr about the legendary female outlaw of the Old West. A native of New Jersey, Maxwell attended Clifton High School.
He graduated from New York University (NYU) Institute of Film 1970.
Maxwell is a member of the Writers Guild of America, Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.In May 2011, Warner Bros.
released director's cuts of Gods and Generals and Gettysburg.In 2012, Maxwell produced and directed his third Civil War feature, Copperhead, with a screenplay by Bill Kauffman.
Filming was completed in New Brunswick, Canada in June, 2012.