Nancy Lee Dine ( née Nancy Lee Minto; [1] March 7, 1937 – September 6, 2020) was an American filmmaker. [1] Her documentary Jim Dine: A Self-Portrait on the Walls was nominated for an Academy award in 1996. [2]
Nancy Dine was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1937. [2] Her parents were a steelworker and a stay-at-home mother. [2] She graduated with a degree from Ohio University, where she met and married Jim Dine. [2]
Throughout her marriage to Jim Dine, Nancy Dine had a frequent role as either assistant, model, muse or producer of his works. [2] [3] [4] In her 50s she took up filmmaking, [2] [4] producing a number of short films. [5] Her film Jim Dine: A Self-Portrait on the Walls was nominated for an Academy award in the category of Best Documentary: Short Subject in 1996. [5]