Dustin Lance Black
American screenwriter, director and producer
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1974-06-10
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Rainbow Warrior
- 8
- Mama's Boy
- J Edgar The Shooting Script
- Milk
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Writing · Sacramento, California, USA
Dustin Lance Black (born June 10, 1974) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and LGBT rights activist. He is known for writing the film Milk, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2009. He has also subsequently written the screenplays for the film J. Edgar and the 2022 crime miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven.
Known for
- Mama's Boy — Self2022
- Visible: Out on Television — Self2020
- The Spark: The Origins of Pride — Self2019
- The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom — Self2018
- When We Rise: The People Behind The Story2017
- The Case Against 8 — Self2014
- Compared To What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank — Self
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1974 births21st-century American LGBTQ people21st-century American male writers21st-century American screenwritersAmerican expatriates in EnglandAmerican film editorsAmerican gay writersAmerican LGBTQ dramatists and playwrightsAmerican LGBTQ film directorsAmerican LGBTQ screenwritersAmerican male dramatists and playwrightsAmerican male screenwriters