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Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1970 -
American film director, producer and screenwriter Paul Thomas Anderson is best known for writing and directing box office hits such as Boogie Nights.
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Paul Thomas Anderson
1970-
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Director, Producer, Journalist, Screenwriter / 1954 -
Canadian René Balcer is a former journalist and documentary filmmaker best known for producing and writing for the hit television series Law & Order.
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Rene Balcer
1954-
Director, Producer, Journalist, Screenwriter
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Film Actor, Theater Actor, Film Critic, Director, Producer, Journalist, Screenwriter / 1939 -
American film historian, author and director Peter Bogdanovich is best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed film, The Last Picture Show (1971).
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Peter Bogdanovich
1939-
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Film Critic, Director, Producer, Journalist, Screenwriter
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Film Actor, Television Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1944 -
Charles Burnett is an African-American film director, writer, actor and cinematographer. His most well known works are Killer of Sheep and To Sleep with Anger.
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Charles Burnett
1944-
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Film Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1939 -
Wes Craven is a horror film director, screenwriter and producer known for projects like Swamp Thing, Nightmare on Elm Street and the Scream series.
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Wes Craven
1939-
Film Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Director, Producer, Television Producer / 1963 - 2002
Director and producer Ted Demme created Yo! MTV Raps, and worked on the films Beautiful Girls, Life and Blow.
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Ted Demme
1963-2002
Director, Producer, Television Producer
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Photographer, Director / 1924 -
Robert Frank is a Swiss photographer who is best known his photography collection The Americans, the introduction of which was written by Jack Kerouac.
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Robert Frank
1924-
Photographer, Director
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Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director / 1967 -
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has gained recognition for his work in a series of successful films including Capote and Doubt.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
1967-
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director
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Director / 1928 -
James Ivory is an American film director who is well-known for pictures he made with Ismail Merchant, including A Room with a View and The Remains of the Day.
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James Ivory
1928-
Director
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Director, Producer / 1961 -
New Zealand native Peter Jackson is best known as a director for his adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, which has won 11 Oscars.
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Peter Jackson
1961-
Director, Producer
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Film Actor, Director, Producer / 1924 - 1988
Raj Kapoor was an Indian film director and producer of Hindi-language films. He is best known as the "Charlie Chaplin of Indian cinema."
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Raj Kapoor
1924-1988
Film Actor, Director, Producer
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1928 - 1999
Stanley Kubrick was an American filmmaker best known for directing Dr. Strangelove, Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining and Full Metal Jacket.
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Stanley Kubrick
1928-1999
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Women's Rights Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Talk Show Host / 1968 -
Ricki Lake is an American film actress and television host best known for her starring role as Tracy Turnblad in the original Hairspray.
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Ricki Lake
1968-
Women's Rights Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Talk Show Host
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1908 - 1991
David Lean was a British director and screenwriter best known for his spectacular cinematography and adaptations of Charles Dickens classics, including Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948).
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David Lean
1908-1991
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Director / 1946 -
David Lynch is a film director and screenwriter known for his dark, offbeat films, notable Blue Velvet and Eraserhead
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David Lynch
1946-
Director
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Director, Television Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter / 1954 - 2008
Anthony Minghella was an Academy Award-winning director best known for his adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient. Released in 1996, the film claimed the Oscar for best picture in 1997.
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Anthony Minghella
1954-2008
Director, Television Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter
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Film Actress, Television Actress, Director / 1977 -
Samantha Morton is an English actress and film director, perhaps best known for her roles in Sweet and Lowdown and Minority Report.
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Samantha Morton
1977-
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director
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Film Actor, Director / 1925 - 1984
American filmmaker and screenwriter Sam Peckinpah achieved prominence following the release of his Western epic The Wild Bunch (1969).
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Sam Peckinpah
1925-1984
Film Actor, Director
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Director / 1870 - 1941
American filmmaker Edwin S. Porter invented the Simplex camera for the Edison Company, and pioneered new techniques in films like The Great Train Robbery.
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Edwin S. Porter
1870-1941
Director
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Director, Producer / 1906 - 1976
Sir Carol Reed was British film director noted for his technical mastery of the suspense-thriller genre.
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Carol Reed
1906-1976
Director, Producer
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Director, Producer / 1946 -
Ivan Reitman is a director and producer for film and stage. His box office hits include Meatballs, Ghostbusters, and Kindergarten Cop.
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Ivan Reitman
1946-
Director, Producer
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Film Actor, Television Actor, Director, Producer, Television Producer, Academic Author, Screenwriter / 1977 -
Jason Reitman is a film director, screenwriter, producer and actor, best known for directing, Thank You for Smoking, Juno, and Up in the Air.
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Jason Reitman
1977-
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director, Producer, Television Producer, Academic Author, Screenwriter
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Director, Producer / 1968 -
Robert Rodriguez is an American filmmaker best known for his successful collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, including From Dusk Till Dawn (1996).
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Robert Rodriguez
1968-
Director, Producer
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Director / 1906 - 1977
Roberto Rossellini, father of actress Isabella Rossellini, was an Italian film director associated with the Neorealist movement. His most celebrated work is Rome, Open City.
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Roberto Rossellini
1906-1977
Director
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Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Director, Screenwriter / 1963 -
Actor and comedian Rob Schneider's is best known for his combination of self-deprecating humor and goofball antics in films like Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.
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Rob Schneider
1963-
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Director, Screenwriter
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Director / 1898 - 1948
Sergey Eisenstein was a pioneering Soviet Russian film director and film theorist, often considered to be the "Father of Montage."
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Sergey Eisenstein
1898-1948
Director
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Director / 1949 -
Jim Sheridan is an Irish film director, well known for his films My Left Foot, In the Name of The Father, The Boxer, and Get Rich or Die Tryin'.
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Jim Sheridan
1949-
Director
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Film Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1963 -
Steven Soderbergh is a screenwriter, cinematographer, editor and director, best known for directing the films Erin Brockovich, Traffic and Ocean's Eleven.
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Steven Soderbergh
1963-
Film Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Director, Playwright, Screenwriter / 1898 - 1959
Preston Sturges is regarded as the first Hollywood figure to successfully move from screenwriting to directing his own scripts.
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Preston Sturges
1898-1959
Director, Playwright, Screenwriter
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Film Actor, Director / 1907 - 1982
Jacques Tati was a French comedic actor and film director who is well-remembered for his signature character Monsieur Hulot, a gentle, pipe-smoking man.
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Jacques Tati
1907-1982
Film Actor, Director
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Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director / 1960 -
Stanley Tucci is an actor, perhaps best known for playing Julia Child's husband in Julie & Julia, as well as his Oscar-winning performance in The Lovely Bones.
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Stanley Tucci
1960-
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director
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Academic, Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director, Radio Personality, Television Personality, Journalist, Playwright / 1921 - 2004
Peter Ustinov was an English actor, writer and director who is known for his Oscar-winning performances in Spartacus (1960) and Topkapi (1964).
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Peter Ustinov
1921-2004
Academic, Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director, Radio Personality, Television Personality, Journalist, Playwright