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Steven Zaillian was born on 30 January 1953 in Fresno, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) and A Civil Action (1998). He is married to Elizabeth Zaillian. They have two children.
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- January 30, 1953
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Apr 4, 2024 · Zaillian has been faithful, in broad outline, to Highsmith’s story. Ripley, a slacker and a con man grinding out a living in postwar New York, is sent to Italy to try to persuade a trust-funded...
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Steven Zaillian was born in Fresno, California, the son of Jim Zaillian, a radio news reporter. Zaillian is of Armenian descent. He attended Sonoma State University, graduated from San Francisco State Universityin 1975 with a degree in Cinema.
Steven Zaillian is known for writing screenplays that often deal with tragedy and drama. Zaillian has written screenplays for many notable films. Zaillian wrote the screenplay for the 1990 film Awakenings. His most notable work is the 1993 screenplay for the film Schindler's List, for which he won an Academy Award. The Schindler’s List screenplay w...
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1. Welcome to the Rileys(2010) 2. The Cold Light of Day(2012) 3. The Current War(2017) 4. My Dinner with Hervé(2018)
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1. Breaker! Breaker!(1977) 2. Kingdom of the Spiders(1977) 3. Starhops(1978)
Steven Zaillian on Charlie RoseSteven Zaillian at IMDb- 2
- 1977–present
- Elizabeth Zaillian
- San Francisco State University
Apr 7, 2024 · Send it to The Daily Beast here. Writer-director Steven Zaillian breaks down the magic behind the Netflix adaptation of “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” in all of its black-and-white beauty.
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Jan 25, 2020 · Steven Zaillian and his Wife Elizabeth Zaillian attend the 32nd Annual Scripter Awards at Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library on January 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images.
Mini Bio. Steven Zaillian was born on January 30, 1953 in Fresno, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), The Irishman (2019) and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). He is married to Elizabeth Zaillian. They have two children.
Apr 4, 2024 · Ripley premieres April 4 on Netflix. Show all 32 comments. Steven Zaillian, Andrew Scott, and Robert Elswit team up for the best Talented Mr. Ripley adaptation yet.
