The Simpsons
1989
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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.
James Lawrence Brooks 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).
Nov 23, 2023 · As "Terms of Endearment" turns 40, director James L. Brooks recalls directing Jack Nicholson and Shirley MacLaine to Oscars — and previews his next film.
Feb 22, 2018 · James L. Brooks looks back at the making of his unforgettable films. The legendary writer-director of 'Broadcast News' and 'Terms of Endearment' on his life in Oscar pictures. By Sara...
Nov 10, 2023 · By the early 1980s, James L. Brooks had already had an enviably successful career in television, a decade of Emmy-winning work that included the creation of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and...
Nov 10, 2023 · Forty years ago, writer James L. Brooks made one of the most impressive directorial debuts in film history when he brought Larry McMurtry‘s novel “Terms of Endearment” to the screen.
James L. Brooks remembers the moment he won his first Oscar. "It was as orgasmic as moments could be," he says now, 40 years after the fact. At the time, he thought to himself, "I won the Oscar. I won an Oscar. I won an Oscar!" And then he won another one! And then another one! "It was nuts.
