Steven Zaillian

Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian (born on 30 January 1953 in Fresno, California) is an American screenwriter, film director, editor and producer. He won an Academy Award for his screenplay for "Schindler's List" and he has been nominated two times for "Awakenings" and "Gangs of New York".

The Times called him "the most artful and subtle screenwriter Hollywood has had since Robert Towne."

He is of Armenian descent. He graduated from San Francisco State University and lives in Los Angeles, California.

Career

Writer Filmography

*"The Falcon and the Snowman" (1985)
*"Awakenings" (1990) (screenplay)
*"Schindler's List" (1993) (screenplay)
*"Searching for Bobby Fischer" (1993) (screenplay)
*"Jack the Bear" (1993) (screenplay)
*"Clear and Present Danger" (1994) (screenplay)
*"" (1996) (story)
*"A Civil Action" (1998) (screenplay)
*"Hannibal" (2001) (screenplay)
*"Gangs of New York" (2002) (screenplay)
*"The Interpreter" (2005) (screenplay)
*"All the King's Men" (2006) (screenplay)
*"American Gangster" (2007) (screenplay)
*"A Thousand Splendid Suns" (TBA) (screenplay)

Director Filmography

*"Searching for Bobby Fischer" (1993)
*"A Civil Action" (1998)
*"All the King's Men" (2006)

External links

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