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John August

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John August (born August 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is known for writing the films Go (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Frankenweenie (2012), the Disney live-action adaptation of Aladdin (2019), the novels Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (2018), Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon (2019) and Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows (2020). He hosts the screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes with Craig Mazin, maintains an eponymous screenwriting blog, and develops screenwriter-targeted software through his company, Quote-Unquote Apps. August is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, voting in the Writers branch. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John August is the 1,931st most popular film director (down from 1,873rd in 2019), the 16,510th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,420th in 2019) and the 586th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John August ranks 1,931 out of 2,041. Before him are Adina Pintilie, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Michael Dougherty, Rituparno Ghosh, Darren Lynn Bousman, and Rupert Wyatt. After him are Nina Kusturica, Tim Story, Nicole Holofcener, Sian Heder, Ram Gopal Varma, and Michael Almereyda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, John August ranks 850. Before him are Otilia Bădescu, Lin Li, Daniel Conceicao Silva, Hrihoriy Misyutin, Beverly McDonald, and Gayle Forman. After him are Piet Norval, Martín Herrera, Retta, Timothy B. Spahr, Sandon Stolle, and Yuri Kovtun.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John August ranks 16,517 out of 20,380. Before him are Greg Joy (1956), Tony Revolori (1996), Durga McBroom (1962), Todd Akin (1947), Caldwell Jones (1950), and Thomas Dekker (1987). After him are Inger Miller (1972), Stacy Edwards (1965), Sofia Black-D'Elia (1991), Benjamin Salisbury (1980), Shiloh Fernandez (1985), and Mark López (1982).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John August ranks 586. Before him are Gia Coppola (1987), John Ridley (1964), Karyn Kusama (1968), Zak Penn (1968), Michael Dougherty (1974), and Darren Lynn Bousman (1979). After him are Tim Story (1970), Nicole Holofcener (1960), Sian Heder (1977), Michael Almereyda (1959), Jeff Cronenweth (1962), and David Gordon Green (1975).

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