Timothy Clare Headington (born 1950) is an American

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, the CEO and owner of Headington Oil, a film producer, and real estate developer.

Early life and education

Timothy Clare Headington is the son of a geologist father, Clare W. Headington, and Catherine Meyer Headington. He has a brother, Gregory Headington, and a sister, Jeanette Kern. Headington attended the

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on a tennis scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. He received graduate degrees in theology and psychology from

Fuller Theological Seminary Fuller Theological Seminary is an Evangelical seminary in Pasadena, California, with regional campuses in the western United States. It is egalitarian in nature. Fuller has a student body of approximately 2,300 students from 90 countries and ...

in Pasadena, California, and completed his psychology residency at LA County Hospital. In 2011, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Oklahoma, his alma mater.

Career

Oil Industry Headington founded Headington Oil in 1978, an oil and gas producer based in

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. In 1984, he moved his company to Dallas. Headington is currently president and sole shareholder of Headington Resources, Inc. a Dallas-headquartered company. Headington is an active philanthropist, personally and through various family foundations. In 2008, Headington sold acreage in North Dakota's Bakken oil play to XTO Energy for $1.85 billion. Entertainment Headington was invested in

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with British

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-winning producer

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from 2007 until 2012. He formed

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and Ley Line Entertainment alongside Lia Buman and Theresa Steele Page. As a film producer/executive producer, Headington has worked on numerous projects including '' Hugo'' (co-producer) and ''

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'' (EP credit). Headington produced

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's feature directorial debut, ''

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''. The movie won the Stanley Kramer for “(an) achievement or contribution (that) illuminates provocative social issues in an accessible and elevating fashion.” He was an executive producer on

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's animated film '' Rango''. Other productions include ''

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'', '' The Tourist'', ''

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'', '' The Rum Diary'', and the TV miniseries ''

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''. In 2013, Headington partnered with Grammy Award winning music producer

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to produce the musical "&Juliet." The play premiered in London at the Shaftesbury theater in November 2019. It received nine Olivier Award nominations in 2020, winning three. Real Estate Heading developed The Joule, formerly the Dallas National Bank building, in 2008. Renovation of the former Republic National Bank building, now transformed into the Drakestone, a 20-floor apartment building, was completed in 2003. Philanthropy Headington is co-founder of the nonprofit

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, headquartered in Pasadena, California. Its mission is to support first responders and caregivers worldwide who have experienced emotional trauma. Headington remains an active philanthropist through his support of the arts, education and health in his community, including DIFFA/Dallas and the Aging Mind Foundation.

Honors

Headington was inducted into the

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in November 2013.

Personal life

He lives in

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, Texas.

Filmography

References

External links

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