Born in Manhattan, New York City, Gary Winick attended Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in that borough,[1] graduating in 1979.

[citation needed] A 1984 graduate of Tufts University,[2] he went on to receive Master of Fine Arts degrees from both the University of Texas at Austin and the AFI Conservatory.

[3] Winick directed the films Out of the Rain (1991), Tadpole (2002), 13 Going on 30 (2004), and the live-action remake of Charlotte's Web (2006).

[4] His final films were Bride Wars and Letters to Juliet.

[6] Winick died in Manhattan on February 27, 2011, following a years-long battle with brain cancer.