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       Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_LJames L. Brooks - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Gracie Films. He co-created the sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, and The Simpsons and directed the films Terms of Endearment (1983), Broadcast News (1987), and As Good as It Gets (1997).

   • Born: James Lawrence Brooks, May 9, 1940 (age 83), New York City, U.S.
   • Years active: 1965–present

   • Children: 4
   • Political party: Democratic

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4. www.britannica.com › biography › James-L-BrooksJames L. Brooks | Biography, Films, TV Shows, & Facts

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   May 9, 2024 · James L. Brooks (born May 9, 1940, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer who was active in both television and film and was especially known for character-driven ensemble work that blended warm humour with genuine dramatic sentiment.

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5. www.providencejournal.com › story › news'Ella McCay' RI filming locations, from Providence to Bristol

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   May 16, 2024 · Here is a list of every place that we know of where director James L. Brooks and 20th Century Studios filmed scenes for "Ella McCay" in 2024: 'Ella McCay' filming locations on Smith Hill, Providence.

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   May 9, 2024 · 2.83M subscribers. Subscribed. 0. No views 1 minute ago #BehindTheOscarsSpeech #Oscars #AcademyAwards. James L. Brooks wins the Oscar for Directing for Terms of Endearment at the 56th Oscars...

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8. www.theatlantic.com › magazine › archiveAlbert Brooks Is Everywhere - The Atlantic

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   Apr 29, 2024 · The director and Simpsons co-creator James L. Brooks (no relation) spent part of this past winter directing Albert in the forthcoming Ella McCay, a political comedy set in the recent past....

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   Who were James Lawrence Brooks parents?

   • James Lawrence Brooks was born on May 9, 1940, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, and raised in North Bergen, New Jersey. His parents, Dorothy Helen (née Sheinheit) and Edward M. Brooks, were both salespeople (his mother sold children's clothes; his father furniture).

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   What is Brooks's style in modern romance?

   • The scene involves a classically Brooksian mode of imploring condescension—a quality deployed perfectly, for example, in the opening scene of Modern Romance, when Brooks’s character is dumping his girlfriend: “You’ve heard of a no-win situation, haven’t you? … Vietnam? This? Brooks is tall, and often dresses monochromatically.

   Albert Brooks Is Everywhere - The Atlantic

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   Why is Albert Brooks a hero?

   • The first point is that Albert Brooks has impeccable comic timing, a quality that, among other talents, has made him a hero to multiple generations of comedians, actors, and directors who are themselves legends. The second point is that Brooks has always been this way.

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   What does Brooks wear?

   • Brooks is tall, and often dresses monochromatically. A go-to outfit is black pants and a dark button-up shirt over a black tee, with a black fedora. He talks with his hands, and when he’s not gesturing with them, he fidgets. This comes off less as nervousness than as a kind of perpetual motion. When Brooks wants something, he is relentless.

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10. www.providencejournal.com › picture-gallery › news'Ella McCay' film locations around Rhode Island: Take a look

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    May 16, 2024 · Paul Edward Parker/The Providence Journal. A movie production truck parked on Smith Street in front of the Rhode Island State House in March for filming of the James L. Brooks movie "Ella...

11. www.cbc.ca › listen › live-radioJames L. Brooks: The Simpsons, comedy with heart, and the ...

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    6 days ago · James L. Brooks tells Tom about writing and creating some of the most successful comedies on TV, the secret behind “The Simpsons” success, and his latest project, “Are You There God? It's Me,...