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Gus Van Sant
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American film director, producer, photographer and musician (born 1952)
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Gus Van Sant, born Gus Green Van Sant, Jr., is an American and Dutch film director, photographer, screenwriter, and film producer. He was born on July 24, 1952, in Louisville, Kentucky, and resides in Portland. Van Sant is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and has worked in the film industry since 1982. He speaks both English and German.
His filmography includes *Drugstore Cowboy* (1989), *Elephant* (2003), and *Last Days* (2005). Van Sant has received the Palme d'Or and the Cannes Best Director Award, and he has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. His works are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 24
Top works
- Pink
- Elephant
- Last days (2005)
- Elephant (2003)
- Drugstore cowboy (1989)
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Film & TV
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon. His early career was devoted to…
Known for
- The Trainer — Gus Van Sant2024
- Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open — Self (interview)2023
- Andy by Gus2023
- Zeroville — Film Archive Curator2019
- At the Video Store — Self2019
- Thank You for Supporting the Arts2018
- Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot — Willamette Week Editor2018
- Illegal Civilization 3 — Self2018
- Ain't It Funny — Dad2017
- Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible — Self2016
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Portland
- Active from
- 1952
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,820
- Total plays
- 11,045
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Gus Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American Academy Award nominated film director, photographer, musician, and author. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon. His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. Openly gay, he has dealt unflinchingly with homosexual and other marginalized subcultures without being particularly concerned about providing positive role models. His <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Gus+Van+San
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gus
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Louisville
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Gus Van Sant at 82nd Venice International Film Festival-1.jpg
- Residence
- Portland
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- date of birth
- 1952-07-24
- Commons category
- Gus Van Sant
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Director
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- Commons Creator page
- Gus Van Sant
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- related category
- Category:Films with screenplays by Gus Van Sant
- start of work period
- 1982-00-00
- name in native language
- Gus Van Sant
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Gus Green Van Sant, Jr.
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- Template:Gus Van Sant
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
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Encyclopedic overview
Gus Green Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American filmmaker, photographer, painter, and musician. He has earned acclaim as an independent filmmaker, and is considered to be one of the most prominent auteurs of the new queer cinema movement. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultures, especially within gay culture.
His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. He made his feature-length directorial debut film Mala Noche (1985). He earned acclaim for a string of independent films such as the crime drama Drugstore Cowboy (1989), the adventure film My Own Private Idaho (1991), and the black comedy To Die For (1995). He earned Academy Award for Best Director nominations for the drama Good Will Hunting (1997), and the biographical film Milk (2008), both of which also received Best Picture nominations.
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