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Bill Siegel (December 24, 1962 – December 11, 2018) was an American documentary film producer and director. Documentaries directed by Siegel include Emmy Award-winning The Trials of Muhammad Ali and the Academy Award-nominated The Weather Underground in 2003.

He authored the book The Control Factor: Our Struggle to See the True Threat in 2012 about what he viewed as American society's failure to take seriously the threat posed by Islamic extremism.

He once worked for Kartemquin Films, which announced his unanticipated death the day after from unspecified causes.

References

1. "The Control: Factor Our Struggle to See the True Threat". Rowman & Littlefield. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
2. Vlessing, Etan (December 11, 2018). "Bill Siegel, Emmy-Winning 'Trials of Muhammad Ali' Director, Dies at 55". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
3. "Bill Siegel, Oscar-nominated Chicago documentary filmmaker behind 'Weather Underground,' has died". Chicago Tribune. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.

External links

• Bill Siegel at IMDb

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