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- Born: January 30, 1953
- Graduated from San Francisco State University
- Of Armenian descent
- Did uncredited rewrites on Patriot Games, Twister, Crimson Tide, Primal Fear and Amistad
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Steven Zaillian is an award winning screenwriter, film director, editor and producer from Fresno, California. Though he has directed several feature films, he is most often cited as a screenwriter and has writing credit on Schindler's List, Gangs of New York and American Gangster.
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Writing Accolades
Zaillian has received three Academy Award nominations for writing, winning one for his Schindler's List screenplay. The other two nominations were for Awakenings and Gangs of New York.Several writers worked on a screenplay for Schindler's List before it fell to Zaillian. Thomas Keneally attempted to adapt his own novel. Out of Africa writer Kurt Luedtke wrote several drafts as well, eventually giving up on the project. The lack of a solid screenplay prevented directors Sydney Pollack and Martin Scorsese from working on the project. Steven Spielberg eventually settled on the project and used Zaillian's screenplay as his launching point.
As a Director
Zaillian has had mixed success as director of his own screenplays. Though both Searching for Bobby Fisher and A Civil Action received mostly positive reviews, they have not achieved the same status in the modern film canon as Schindler's List or Gangs of New York. Cinematographer Conrad L. Hall, however, received Oscar nominations for Zaillian's first two films.
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Steve Zaillian Questions
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Which "Steve" came up with the name: Apple Computer?Steve Jobs came up with the name. read more -
Why did the actor playing Steve Rhoades leave "Married.. With Children"? 1 Answer---Quote--- Steve was written out of the show in the middle of the fourth season; Garrison had decided he no longer wanted to be tied down to a weekly televisio... read more -
How will Apple Stock (aapl) be effected when Steve Jobs dies? 3 AnswersI definitely think it would drop for a time. Maybe month while the company restructures and they name a successor. Depending on who's named and how he works o... read more -
Who Will Take Over For Steve Jobs Once Needed? 9 AnswersScott Forstall. He's in charge of iPhone software right now, which is a big deal. He also led a successful Leopard roll out. He's young which means he'll have ... read more
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Steve Zaillian Timeline
- Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- January 30, 1953: Born
- 1985 The Falcon And The Snowman: IMDb
- 1990 Awakenings: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1993 Schindler's List: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Mahalo
- 1996 Mission: Impossible: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1998 A Civil Action: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 2001 Hannibal: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 2002 Gangs of New York: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 2005 The Interpreter: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 2006 All the King's Men: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 2007 American Gangster: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Mahalo
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