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Cord Jefferson was born in Tucson, Arizona, to a white mother and black father, an attorney. After living outside the United States for several years until Jefferson was about five years old, the family returned to Tucson.
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...
5 days ago · Tucson-born Cord Jefferson won an Academy Award Sunday for best adapted screenplay for writing “American Fiction,” his first film. Jefferson also directed the film. That was a first for him too.
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 22, 2023 · Before he headed to Hollywood to write for television shows like Watchmen, The Good Place, and Master of None, Jefferson worked as a journalist, where he was constantly asked to write about Black...
Mar 11, 2024 · Writer-director Cord Jefferson was told to make his characters “Blacker.” Instead, he wrote the scathingly hilarious satire “American Fiction.”
He came to William & Mary through a family connection — his father, Wilson C. “Jeff ” Jefferson Jr. J.D. ’72, was the second Black graduate of W&M Law School. As a student, Cord delved into topics of women’s history, immigration, criminal justice and the politics of being Black in America.
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