James Weinstein was born on July 17, 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for his work on The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History (1999), Axis of Evil: Perforated Praeter Naturam (2004) and Seeing Red (1983). He was married to Beth Maschinot. He died on June 16, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.