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Cord Jefferson is an American writer and director. After studying at the College of William & Mary he started a career in journalism and wrote for numerous publications before becoming an editor at Gawker until 2014. Jefferson transitioned to working as a writer for television.
Award-winning Writer & Director. Major : Sociology. As a biracial youth who grew up in a mostly white suburb of Tucson, Arizona, Cord Jefferson looked to sociology to help make sense of the world.
Nov 28, 2023 · Before he made his directorial debut with “American Fiction,” Cord Jefferson was a Tucson-born journalist and then a television writer for “Master of None,” “The Good Place,” “Watchmen” and...
Cord Jefferson was born on 26 January 1982 in Tucson, Arizona, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for American Fiction (2023), The Good Place (2016) and Watchmen (2019).
Dec 12, 2023 · It's about a Black author whose editors want him to write clichéd stories of Black life — that rang true to director Cord Jefferson.
Dec 6, 2023 · Ten years ago, Cord Jefferson was blogging for Gawker. Now, his directorial debut, American Fiction, is almost guaranteed a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars and he’s a frontrunner for Best...
Feb 23, 2024 · Based on Percival Everett’s 2001 novel Erasure, the film stars Jeffrey Wright as Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, an erudite college professor and novelist who, in retaliation to complaints from...