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Edward Zwick

Directors and Filmmakers

Edward M. Zwick, born on October 8, 1952, is an American filmmaker who has worked primarily in the comedy drama and epic historical film genres, and who received an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for producing Shakespeare in Love (1998). He made his film debut with the comedy About Last Night (1986), followed by Glory (1989), Legends of the Fall (1994), Courage Under Fire (1996), The Siege (1998), The Last Samurai (2003), Blood Diamond (2006) and Defiance (2008). He is also a co-creator of the ABC family drama series thirtysomething. The atlas records him as the director of Glory.

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Classification
Award
Academy Award for Best Picture 1
Award
Primetime Emmy Award 1
Award
BAFTA Award for Best Film 1
Birth Year
1952 1
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Film, Media Forms
Source Edward Zwick (Wikipedia)

Works Created

Glory, Landmark Works
Source Glory (1989 film) (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

United States

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1. Edward Zwick (Wikipedia)
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    Edward M. Zwick (born October 8, 1952) is an American filmmaker. He has worked primarily in the comedy drama and epic historical film genres and received an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for his work producing Shakespeare in Love (1998). He made his film debut with the comedy About Last Night
  • Awards and honors: academy-award-for-best-picture
    He was one of the recipients of the Academy Award for Best Picture for Shakespeare in Love; he was also nominated in the same category for Traffic.
  • Awards and honors: bafta-award-for-best-film
    Zwick's body of work has earned numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Picture as a producer, and Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series, and Outstanding Dramatic Special.
  • Awards and honors: primetime-emmy-award
    Zwick's body of work has earned numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Picture as a producer, and Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series, and Outstanding Dramatic Special.
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Glory (1989 film) (Wikipedia)
Works Created: Glory, Infobox: director
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