John Sayles

American film director

John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American movie director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for Passion Fish (1992) and Lone Star (1996). His movie Men with Guns (1997) was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.[1]

John Sayles
John Sayles in March 2008
Born
John Thomas Sayles

(1950-09-28) September 28, 1950 (age 73)
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • editor
  • actor
  • author
Years active1978–present

References

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  1. John Sayles Biography (1950–) from filmreference.com