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Martin McDonagh
(Playwright, Screenwriter, Filmmaker)
Martin McDonagh
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Birthdate: March 26, 1970
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Camberwell

The director and writer of the Academy Award-winning short film, Six Shooter, Martin McDonagh is also well known as a playwright and stage director. The Beauty Queen of Leenane is one of the his noted works. The crime drama film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was another successful venture of McDonagh. He says he prefers films to plays.

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Max Landis
(Screenwriter, Film actor, Film director)
Max Landis
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Birthdate: August 3, 1985
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Beverly Hills
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Neil Simon
(Playwright & Screenwriter)
Neil Simon
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Birthdate: July 4, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York
Died: August 26, 2018
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Wyatt Cooper
(Author)
Wyatt Cooper
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Birthdate: September 1, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Quitman, Mississippi, United States
Died: January 5, 1978

Wyatt Cooper was an American author, actor, and screenwriter. He is remembered for his marriage with socialite Gloria Vanderbilt—a union that produced Anderson Cooper, a popular television journalist. While being married to Gloria Vanderbilt, Wyatt Cooper often made public appearances and enjoyed hogging the limelight.

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Albert S. Ruddy
(Film producer, Screenwriter)
Albert S. Ruddy
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Birthdate: March 28, 1930
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Montreal
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Damon Lindelof
(Screenwriter)
Damon Lindelof
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Birthdate: April 24, 1973
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Teaneck, New Jersey, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Russell T Davies
(Screenwriter, Television producer, Science fiction writer)
Russell T Davies
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Birthdate: April 27, 1963
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Swansea

Russell T Davies is a Welsh television producer and screenwriter who contributed immensely to the success of the popular science fiction television show Doctor Who. When Davies was working for the show, Doctor Who received five successive National Television Awards starting from 2005. He has also won prestigious awards, such as the British Academy Craft Award and the Cymru Award.

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S. E. Hinton
(Writer)
S. E. Hinton
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Birthdate: July 22, 1948
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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Elaine May
(Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Writer, Playwright)
Elaine May
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Birthdate: April 21, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
 10 
Diablo Cody
(Screenwriter, Producer, Director, Dancer, Writer, Journalist)
Diablo Cody
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Birthdate: June 14, 1978
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lemont, Illinois, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Alex Kurtzman
(Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer)
Alex Kurtzman
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Birthdate: September 7, 1973
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles
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Bryan Fuller
(Screenwriter, Television producer)
Bryan Fuller
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Birthdate: July 27, 1969
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lewiston
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Martha Fiennes
(actor, screenwriter, writer)
Martha Fiennes
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Birthdate: February 5, 1964
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Suffolk
 14 
Eric Kripke
(Screenwriter, Television director, Film director)
Eric Kripke
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Birthdate: April 24, 1974
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Toledo
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Gary Delaney
(Comedian)
Gary Delaney
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Birthdate: April 16, 1973
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Solihull
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Sam Simon
(Poker player, Writer, Sportsperson, Screenwriter, Actor)
Sam Simon
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Birthdate: June 6, 1955
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Died: March 8, 2015
 17 
Mike Henry
(Comedian)
Mike Henry
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Birthdate: November 7, 1965
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pontiac, Michigan, United States
 18 
Nick Hornby
(Author & Editor)
Nick Hornby
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Birthdate: April 17, 1957
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Redhill

British author Nick Hornby is best known for his bestselling books Fever Pitch, High Fidelity, and About a Boy, all of which were later made into movies. A Cambridge alumnus, he had begun as a freelance journalist for publications such as GQ. He is also known for his music reviews.

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Stephen J. Cannell
(Television producer)
Stephen J. Cannell
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Birthdate: February 5, 1941
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: September 30, 2010
 20 
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
(Writer, Director, Producer)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Birthdate: February 11, 1909
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 5, 1993
Polish-American screenwriter and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz won Academy Awards for his work in the movies All About Eve and Letter to Three Wives. He was associated with Paramount, MGM, and Twentieth Century Fox. He also had his own production company, Figaro, and directed the film Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor.
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Burnie Burns
(Screenplay Writer, Actor, Entrepreneur, Filmmaker)
Burnie Burns
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Birthdate: January 18, 1973
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rochester, New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Paula Pell
(Screenwriter)
Paula Pell
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Birthdate: April 15, 1963
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Joliet, Illinois, United States
 23 
Christopher Lloyd
(American Television Producer and Screenwriter)
Christopher Lloyd
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Birthdate: June 18, 1960
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Stamford, Connecticut, United States
 24 
Nicholas Pileggi
(American Novelist, Producer, Screenwriter and Journalist)
Nicholas Pileggi
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Birthdate: February 22, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
 25 
Amelia Bullmore
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Birthdate: January 31, 1964
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Robert Tapert
(Film producer)
Robert Tapert
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Birthdate: May 14, 1955
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
 27 
Steve Higgins
(American Writer, Producer and Actor)
Steve Higgins
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Birthdate: August 13, 1963
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
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Lillian Hellman
(Dramatist and Screenwriter)
Lillian Hellman
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Birthdate: June 20, 1905
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
Died: June 30, 1984
 29 
Kim Eun-sook
(Screenplay Writer)
Kim Eun-sook
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Birthdate: 1973 AD
Birthplace: Gangneung, South Korea

Kim Eun-sook is a South Korean screenwriter known for writing popular TV series like Secret Garden, for which she won many awards, including Korea Drama Award and the prestigious Baeksang Arts Award. Over the years, Kim Eun-sook's writing has appealed to viewers of all ages. In 2012, she was honored at the SBS Drama Awards with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

 30 
Craig Cash
(Actor, Comedian)
Craig Cash
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Birthdate: September 11, 1960
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Manchester
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Dan Povenmire
(Director)
Dan Povenmire
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Birthdate: September 18, 1963
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
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Jeremy Lloyd
(Writer)
Jeremy Lloyd
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Birthdate: July 22, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Danbury, England
Died: December 23, 2014
 33 
David Shore
(Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer, Writer, Lawyer)
David Shore
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Birthdate: July 3, 1959
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London
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Paddy Chayefsky
(Screenwriter)
Paddy Chayefsky
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Birthdate: January 29, 1923
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: August 1, 1981
 35 
Robert Wuhl
(Actor)
Robert Wuhl
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Birthdate: October 9, 1951
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Union, New Jersey, United States
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John Logan
(American Playwright and Filmmaker)
John Logan
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Birthdate: September 24, 1961
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
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Nicholas Stoller
(Director Known for Directing the 2008 Comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall)
Nicholas Stoller
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Birthdate: March 19, 1976
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Josh Schwartz
(Screenwriter)
Josh Schwartz
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Birthdate: August 6, 1976
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Providence
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Fede Alvarez
Fede Alvarez
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Birthdate: February 9, 1978
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montevideo

Fede Alvarez is a Uruguayan filmmaker best known for directing American films like Evil Dead and Don't Breathe. Alvarez achieved international prominence after the release of Evil Dead, which grossed $97 million against a budget of $17 million. Fede Álvarez is also known for directing popular short films like Ataque de pánico!

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Roy William Thomas Jr.
(Comic Book Writer)
Roy William Thomas Jr.
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Birthdate: November 22, 1940
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Jackson, Missouri, United States
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Emma Donoghue
(Novelist)
Emma Donoghue
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Birthdate: October 24, 1969
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

Alex Awards winning Irish-Canadian playwright, literary historian, short story writer, novelist, and screenwriter Emma Donoghue is best known for authoring award winning novels like Room and Hood. Room, an international best-seller, was adapted into a film bearing same title that not only emerged as a critical and commercial success but also garnered four Oscar nominations at the 88th Academy Awards.

 42 
Lise Mayer
(screenwriter)
Lise Mayer
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Birthdate: November 29, 1959
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago
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Vijayendra Prasad
(Writer)
Vijayendra Prasad
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Birthdate: May 27, 1942
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rajahmundry
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Ralph Brown
(Actor)
Ralph Brown
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Birthdate: June 18, 1957
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cambridge, England, UK
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Robert Towne
(Screenwriter, Film director, Actor)
Robert Towne
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Birthdate: November 23, 1934
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
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Terrance McNally
(Playwright)
Terrance McNally
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Birthdate: November 3, 1938
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Died: March 24, 2020
 47 
Paul Abbott
(English Screenwriter and Producer)
Paul Abbott
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Birthdate: February 22, 1960
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Burnley, England
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David Croft
(playwright, television director, composer, screenwriter)
David Croft
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Birthdate: September 7, 1922
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset, England
Died: September 27, 2011
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Brian Helgeland
(Screenwriter, Film producer, Film director, Writer)
Brian Helgeland
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Birthdate: January 17, 1961
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Providence
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Michael Powell
(English Filmmaker)
Michael Powell
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Birthdate: September 30, 1905
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bekesbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Died: February 19, 1990
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)