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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Edward M. Zwick (born October 8, 1952) is an American filmmaker and film producer noted for his sprawling war films. He has been described as a "throwback to an earlier era, an extremely cerebral director whose movies consistently feature fully rounded characters, difficult moral issues, and plots that thrive on the ambiguity of authority." Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward…
Known for
- 365 Day Project — Self2007
- TV Revolution2004
- Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' — Self2000
- Once and Again1999
- Frank Capra's American Dream — Self1997
- The Oscars — Self1953
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1952-10-08 ) October 8, 1952 (age 73) , Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Education
- Harvard University ( BA ), AFI Conservatory ( MFA )
- Occupations
- Director, producer, screenwriter
- Years active
- 1979–present
- Notable work
- About Last Night , Glory , Legends of the Fall , The Last Samurai , Blood Diamond , Defiance , Love & Other Drugs
- Spouse
- Lynn Liberty Godshall ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1982 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Occupation
- director
- Image
- Edward Zwick 2016.jpg
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- related category
- Category:Films directed by Edward Zwick
- Commons category
- Edward Zwick
- date of birth
- 1952-10-08
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- start of work period
- 1983-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Edward M. Zwick (born October 8, 1952) is an American filmmaker. He has worked primarily in the comedy drama and epic historical film genres and received an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for his work producing Shakespeare in Love (1998).
He made his film debut with the comedy About Last Night (1986), followed by Glory (1989), Legends of the Fall (1994), Courage Under Fire (1996), The Siege (1998), The Last Samurai (2003), Blood Diamond (2006), and Defiance (2008). His later films include Love & Other Drugs (2010), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Edward Zwick” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.