- Jay Cocks
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name = Jay Cocks
birth_date = birth date and age|1944|1|12Jay Cocks (born January 12, 1944) is a
film critic andmotion picture screenwriter .He is a graduate of
Kenyon College . He was a critic for "Time", "Newsweek ", and "Rolling Stone ", among other magazines, before graduating to film writing.As a screenwriter, he worked on
Martin Scorsese 's "The Age of Innocence" and "Gangs of New York ", as well asKathryn Bigelow 's "Strange Days". Cocks performed an uncredited rewrite of Cameron's screenplay for "Titanic".Award Nominations
* Academy Award: Best Adapted Screenplay, "The Age of Innocence" (1993)
* Academy Award: Best Original Screenplay, "Gangs of New York " (2002)
* BAFTA Award: Best Original Screenplay, "Gangs of New York " (2002)External links
*Imdb name|id=0168379|name=Jay Cocks
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