▁In ters cope ▁Communic ations . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Cort ▁was ▁the ▁man aging ▁partner ▁of ▁The ▁Cort / Mad den ▁Company , ▁a ▁production ▁unit ▁with ▁close ▁t ies ▁to ▁Param ount ▁Pictures . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Random ▁House ▁published ▁Cort ' s ▁novel , ▁Action !, ▁which ▁gar ner ed ▁positive ▁critical ▁reviews ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁best s eller . ▁ ▁His ▁articles ▁and ▁ess ays ▁have ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁and ▁The ▁New ▁York er . ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁production ▁on ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Film ▁Institute . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁entertain ment ▁industry , ▁Cort ▁earned ▁B A ▁and ▁MA ▁degrees ▁in ▁history ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁an ▁M BA ▁from ▁the ▁Wh art on ▁School , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁management ▁consult ant ▁for ▁McK in sey ▁& ▁Company . ▁ ▁He ▁lives ▁in ▁B ever ly ▁Hills , ▁California , ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁Ros al ie ▁Sw ed lin , ▁a ▁manager ▁of ▁writers ▁and ▁direct ors . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁All ▁films , ▁he ▁was ▁producer ▁unless ▁otherwise ▁noted . ▁ ▁Film ▁ ▁Thanks ▁ ▁Television ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : American ▁film ▁produ cers ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 5 1 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁Gar vie ▁( 1 8 3 7 ▁– ▁December ▁ 1 5 ,