- Edward Zwick
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name = Edward Zwick
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birthdate = birth date and age|1952|10|8
birthplace = Chicago,Illinois ,United States
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occupation = Director, producer
yearsactive = 1989 – present
spouse = Liberty Godshall
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academyawards = Best Picture
1999 "Shakespeare in Love "
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baftaawards = Best Film
1999 "Shakespeare in Love "
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emmyawards = Outstanding Drama Series
1988 "Thirtysomething"
Outstanding Drama Special
1983 "Special Bulletin "
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awards =Edward Zwick (born
October 8 ,1952 inChicago, Illinois ) is an Americanfilm director and film producer noted for his sprawlingwar films . He received an A.B fromHarvard in 1974. He attended theAFI Conservatory and graduated with an M.F.A. degree in 1975. His movies include "The Last Samurai " (2003) and "Blood Diamond" (2006).He has been described as a throwback for his thoughtful filmmaking. [Cite web | url=http://tv.yahoo.com/contribs_print;_ylt=ArojcOypNxqAE_qCT0haDbXAo9EF?id=28748 | title=Edward Zwick: Biography | publisher=
Yahoo! | accessdate=2007-08-20]Films
Directed
* "
Special Bulletin " (1983)
* "About Last Night... " (1986)
* "Glory" (1989)
* "Leaving Normal (1992)
* "Legends of the Fall " (1994)
* "Courage Under Fire " (1996)
* "The Siege " (1998)
* "The Last Samurai " (2003)
* "Blood Diamond" (2006)Upcoming
* "Defiance" (2008)
Upcoming projects
Zwick is currently in the post production of "Defiance", a
World War II film about theBielski partisans , with a screenplay (based on a book byNechama Tec ) byClay Frohman . "Defiance" is scheduled to be released on December 19, 2008.Film producer
Along with
Marshall Herskovitz , he runs a film production company calledThe Bedford Falls Company . This company has produced such notable films such as "Traffic" and "Shakespeare in Love ", and the TV shows "thirtysomething", "Relativity", "Once and Again " and "My So-Called Life ".He was one of the recipients of the "
Academy Award for Best Picture " for "Shakespeare in Love ", he was also nominated for it for "Traffic".References
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