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James Lee Toback (/ ˈ t uː b æ k /, born November 23, 1944) is an American screenwriter and film director. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1991 for Bugsy. He has directed films including The Pick-up Artist, Two Girls and a Guy and Black and White.
James Toback is a screenwriter and director of nine films, known for his themes of gambling, black culture and sexuality. He was nominated for an Oscar for Bugsy (1991) and directed Robert Downey Jr. in several movies.
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Dec 6, 2022 · Writer-director James Toback. (J. Vespa/WireImage) By Glenn Whipp Columnist. Dec. 6, 2022 1:28 PM PT. Five years after a Times investigation into sexual harassment allegations against James...
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James Toback is a screenwriter and director of nine films, known for his themes of gambling, black culture and sexuality. He has been accused of sexual assault or harassment by 395 women since 2017.
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Dec 6, 2022 · Dec. 6, 2022, 6:18 AM UTC. By Diana Dasrath and Tim Stelloh. A lawsuit filed Monday in New York City alleges that Hollywood writer-director James Toback is a “serial sexual predator” who...
Nov 13, 2017 · We Tried to Stop James Toback Decades Ago. Nearly 30 years after first investigating the director’s behavior, the authors of a Spy piece recall their reporting—and reveal their identities. By...
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Feb 7, 2014 · By James Toback. February 7, 2014. Why make movies? For someone who has been writing and directing and—to a lesser degree—acting in and producing them for 40 years, it is a question the...
