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John Patrick Shanley

1950 - Today

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John Patrick Shanley (born October 13, 1950) is an American playwright, theater director, and filmmaker. He won the 1987 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film Moonstruck. His play, Doubt: A Parable, won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2005 Tony Award for Best Play; he wrote and directed the film adaptation, earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). John Patrick Shanley is the 6,213th most popular writer (up from 6,612th in 2024), the 10,995th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,956th in 2019) and the 806th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, John Patrick Shanley ranks 6,213 out of 7,302. Before him are Christina Hoff Sommers, Nigella Lawson, Sam Lake, Kristina Lugn, Liu Xia, and Ferenc Juhász. After him are Christopher Fry, Louis Sachar, Iskandar Khatloni, Robert Creeley, Victoria Amelina, and Aglaja Veteranyi.

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Among people born in 1950, John Patrick Shanley ranks 588. Before him are Mac Wilkins, Victoria Tennant, Philippe Delerm, Dietmar Danner, John Byrne, and Christina Hoff Sommers. After him are Tom Vilsack, Volker Fischer, Gillian Armstrong, Markie Post, Danny Kirwan, and Deepa Mehta.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Patrick Shanley ranks 10,997 out of 20,380. Before him are Samuel Chase (1741), Jason Mraz (1977), Red Amick (1929), Mike Bryan (1978), Shy Love (1978), and Leslie Jordan (1955). After him are Gwen Torrence (1965), Aaron Swartz (1986), Don Frye (1965), Ross Alexander (1907), Dee Bradley Baker (1962), and Doc Pomus (1925).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Patrick Shanley ranks 806. Before him are Daniel Pearl (1963), Tillie Olsen (1912), Patricia A. McKillip (1948), Peter Orlovsky (1933), Joan D. Vinge (1948), and Christina Hoff Sommers (1950). After him are Louis Sachar (1954), Robert Creeley (1926), Lyman Abbott (1835), Emma Willard (1787), Edward Everett Hale (1822), and Elizabeth Moon (1945).

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