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John Sayles

1950 - Today

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John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He is known for writing and directing the films The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Matewan (1987), Eight Men Out (1988), Passion Fish (1992), The Secret of Roan Inish (1994), Lone Star (1996), Men with Guns, (1997), Sunshine State (2002), and Silver City (2004). For Eight Men Out, Sayles was nominated for the USC Scripter Award. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for Passion Fish and Lone Star. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). John Sayles is the 1,778th most popular film director (down from 1,743rd in 2024), the 14,127th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,451st in 2019) and the 521st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Sayles ranks 1,779 out of 2,041. Before him are Frank Coraci, Bill Pope, Bud Yorkin, Maryam Touzani, Ti West, Kevin Greutert, and AR Murugadoss. After him are Ilya Naishuller, Michael Glawogger, Sebastián Lelio, Carlos Atanes, and Ramesh Sippy.

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Among people born in 1950, John Sayles ranks 707. Before him are Laura Ziskin, Filippos Petsalnikos, Gary Graham, George McGinnis, Carl J. Meade, and Gábor Csapó. After him are Leonard Maltin, David Frawley, Marina Stepanova, Barbara Barrett, Pamela Franklin, and Mary Pat Gleason.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Sayles ranks 14,131 out of 20,380. Before him are Russell A. Alger (1836), Dave Annable (1979), Lavell Crawford (1968), Gertrude Short (1902), Christina Grimmie (1994), and Graham Harman (1968). After him are Alexander Martin (1740), Eva Amurri (1985), Jordan Fisher (1994), Sherri Martel (1958), Billy Taylor (1921), and Robert D. Cabana (1949).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Sayles ranks 521. Before him are Gary Trousdale (1960), Frank Coraci (1966), Bill Pope (1952), Bud Yorkin (1926), Ti West (1980), and Kevin Greutert (1965). After him are Scott Cooper (1970), Matthew Barney (1967), Joseph Cedar (1968), Jon Watts (1981), Scott Frank (1960), and Jon M. Chu (1979).

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