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Ted Tally

1952 - Today

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Ted Tally (born April 9, 1952) is an American playwright and screenwriter. He adapted the Thomas Harris novel The Silence of the Lambs into the film of the same name, for which he received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the Writers Guild of America Award, the Chicago Film Critics Award, and the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ted Tally is the 6,477th most popular writer (down from 6,445th in 2024), the 12,401st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,036th in 2019) and the 893rd most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ted Tally ranks 6,477 out of 7,302. Before him are Cecelia Ahern, Chingiz Abdullayev, Arthur Laurents, Rachel Cusk, Claire Keegan, and Juan Gabriel Vásquez. After him are George MacDonald Fraser, Thomas Hughes, Janne Teller, Akif Pirinçci, Damon Lindelof, and Colley Cibber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Ted Tally ranks 661. Before him are Stephen South, Marilu Henner, Wojciech Rudy, Mel Smith, Clemente Rojas, and John Waite. After him are Denís Milar, Sharda Sinha, Runa Laila, Vlado Taneski, Robert Zubrin, and Oliver Knussen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ted Tally ranks 12,405 out of 20,380. Before him are Rick Santorum (1958), Frank Perry (1930), Aimee Mullins (1975), Esther M. Conwell (1922), Ivan Sergei (1971), and Micky Ward (1965). After him are Nichkhun (1988), Michael Landes (1972), L'Wren Scott (1964), Omari Hardwick (1974), James Grogan (1931), and John Doyle (1966).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ted Tally ranks 893. Before him are Ellen Willis (1941), Paul Klebnikov (1963), Janet Evanovich (1943), Michael Chabon (1963), Wilma Mankiller (1945), and Arthur Laurents (1917). After him are Damon Lindelof (1973), George S. Kaufman (1889), Ti-Grace Atkinson (1938), Sandra Cisneros (1954), Sylvia Browne (1936), and Andrew Sarris (1928).

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