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John Milius is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1944, he is educated at the University of Southern California and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He is a member of the Republican Party and the Writers Guild of America West. His professional work began in 1966.
Milius has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. He writes in English, which is also his native language. His contributions to cinema include directing films and writing screenplays, with specific categories dedicated to his directed works and written scripts.
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA
John Frederick Milius is an American filmmaker. He was one of the writers for the first two Dirty Harry films, received an Academy Award nomination as screenwriter of Apocalypse Now, and wrote and directed The Wind and the Lion, Conan the Barbarian and Red Dawn. He wrote a number of iconic film lines such as "Charlie don't surf" and "I love the smell of napalm in the morning," from Apocalypse…
Known for
- Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic — Self - Filmmaker2019
- A Riddle of Steel: The Definitive History of Conan the Barbarian — Self (archive footage)2019
- Made in Hollywood: Die Welt des Raoul Walsh — Self2017
- Milius — Self2013
- Jaws: The Inside Story — Self2010
- Hollywood Gangster — Self2008
- A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry — Self2008
- The Business End: Violence in Cinema — Self2008
- The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry — Self2008
- The Craft of Dirty Harry — Self2008
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- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. Louis
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1944-04-11
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- related category
- Category:Films with screenplays by John Milius
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
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