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20th-century film screenwriters

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Adam DeaconPerson · Film memorabiliaAdam Steven Deacon (born 4 March 1983) is an English actor. He is known for his lead role in the films Kidulthood, sequel Adulthood, and for his directorial debut, Anuvahood.
Al PacinoPerson · Film memorabiliaAlfredo James Pacino (lang; born April 25, 1940) is an American actor. Known for his intense performances on stage and screen, Pacino is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all…
Alan J. PakulaPerson · Film memorabiliaAlan Jay Pakula (April 7, 1928 – November 19, 1998) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Aleksei SaltykovPerson · Film memorabiliaAleksey Aleksandrovich Saltykov (13 May 1934 – 8 April 1993) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1980).[1]
Aleksey ChadovPerson · Film memorabiliaAleksey Aleksandrovich Chadov (born 2 September 1981) is a Russian actor and film director. Younger brother of actor Andrei Chadov.
Alisa KovalenkoPerson · Film memorabiliaAlisa Kovalenko (born September 24, 1987) is a Ukrainian documentary filmmaker and ex-soldier in the Ukrainian Voluntary Army.
Andrei TarkovskyPerson · Film memorabiliaAndrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Russian origin.
Andrew YoungAuthor · BooksAndrew Young (disambiguation)
AnémonePerson · Film memorabiliaAnne Bourguignon (9 August 1950 – 30 April 2019), known professionally as Anémone, was a French actress and political activist.
Angela WashkoPerson · Film memorabilia2013–2014 Recipient of the Franklin Furnace Archive Fund Grant,
Angelina JoliePerson · Film memorabiliaAngelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian.
Antonythasan JesuthasanAuthor · BooksAntonythasan Jesuthasan (born 1967), also known by the pseudonym Shobasakthi, is a Sri Lankan Tamil author and actor.
Arieh EliasPerson · Film memorabiliaArieh Elias (1 April 1921 – 7 May 2015) was an Israeli actor.
Ashley WaltersPerson · Music memorabiliaAshley Anthony Walters (born 30 June 1982), also known by his stage name Asher D, is an English actor and rapper.
Attila DargayArtist · Comics and comic artAttila Dargay (June 20, 1927 – October 20, 2009) was a Hungarian comics artist and animator. He was born in Mezőnyék.
Billy WilderPerson · Film memorabiliaBilly Wilder (born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian and American film director and screenwriter.
Brandt AndersenPerson · Film memorabiliaBrandt Andersen (born September 13, 1977) is an American activist, writer, director, and producer. Andersen wrote and directed I Was a Stranger (formerly known as The Strangers' Case).
Brendan BellomoPerson · Film memorabiliaBrendan Bellomo is an American film director and producer. His debut feature documentary Porcelain War (2024), premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and later earned Bellemo a…
Bria VinaiteDesigner · FashionBria Vinaite (born Barbora Bulvinaitė on June 10, 1993) is a Lithuanian-born American actress, best known for her debut role as Halley in Sean Baker's 2017 film The Florida Project.
Camille de ToledoArtist · SculptureCamille de Toledo (born 25 June 1976, in Lyon, France) is a French writer and a visual artist.
Carlos BernardPerson · Film memorabiliaCarlos Bernard Papierski (born October 12, 1962) is an American actor and director, best known for his role as Tony Almeida in 24, which he played from 2001 to 2006, and then reprised again…
Charles MatthauPerson · Film memorabiliaCharles Marcus Matthau (born December 10, 1962) is an American director, producer, actor and writer. He is the son of actor Walter Matthau and actress/author Carol Grace.
Charlotte GainsbourgPerson · Music memorabiliaCharlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (French: [ʃaʁlɔt ɡɛ̃zbuʁ]; born 21 July 1971) is a French and British actress and singer.
Cho Jae-hyunPerson · Film memorabiliaChung-Ang University – Master's degree in Performing and Visual Media
Chris GorePerson · Film memorabiliaChristopher Patrick Gore (born September 5, 1965) is an American speaker and writer on the topic of independent film.
Chris WalasPerson · Film memorabiliaChristopher James Walas (born 1955) is an American special effects artist, make-up effects artist, film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Christian RiversPerson · Film memorabiliaChristian Rivers is a New Zealand storyboard artist, visual effects supervisor, special effects technician, and director.
Cormac McCarthyAuthor · BooksCormac McCarthy (born Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr.; July 20, 1933 – June 13, 2023) was an American author who wrote twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories,…
Craig BartlettAuthor · BooksCraig Michael Bartlett (born October 18, 1956) is an American animator. He wrote, directed, created, and produced the Nickelodeon television series Hey Arnold!
Damien LeonePerson · Film memorabiliaDamien Leone is an American filmmaker, film editor, and special effects artist. He is best known for writing and directing All Hallows' Eve (2013), Terrifier (2016), Terrifier 2 (2022), and…
Dan ButlerPerson · Film memorabiliaDaniel Eugene Butler (born December 2, 1954) is an American actor known for his role as Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe on the TV series Frasier (1993–2004), later reprising the role in 2024;
Daniel GilliesPerson · Film memorabiliaDaniel Joshua Gillies (born March 14, 1976) is a New Zealand actor, film producer, director and screenwriter.
Danny BoylePerson · Film memorabiliaDaniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English film director and producer.
David CostabilePerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Costabile (born January 9, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for his television work, having appeared in supporting roles in several television series such as Billions,…
David CronenbergPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
David GiuntoliPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Czarra Giuntoli (born June 18, 1980) is an American actor. He portrayed Det.
David LeanPerson · Film memorabiliaSir David Lean (25 March 190816 April 1991) was an English filmmaker and editor, widely considered one of the most important figures of British cinema.
Dele OdulePerson · Film memorabiliaDele Odule (born 23 November 1959) is a Nigerian film actor, producer, director, and screenwriter.
Delphine de ViganAuthor · BooksDelphine de Vigan (born 1 March 1966) is an internationally known French novelist who has won several awards.
Dezső GarasPerson · Film memorabilia
Dmytro KomarovPhotographer · PhotographyDmytro Konstiantynovych Komarov (born 17 June 1983) is a Ukrainian journalist, traveler, photographer, and author, host of the television program The World Inside Out.
Dmytro KorchynskyAuthor · BooksDmytro Oleksandrovych Korchynsky (born 22 January 1964) is a Ukrainian writer, poet, militant, and political activist who is the former leader of far-right Ukrainian National Assembly –…
Eddie McClintockPerson · Film memorabiliaEdward Theodore McClintock (born May 27, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for his role of Secret Service agent Pete Lattimer on the Syfy series Warehouse 13.
Eric BalfourPerson · Film memorabiliaEric Salter Balfour (born April 24, 1977) is an American actor. He made his film debut in the Lifetime movie No One Would Tell in 1996, followed by the drama Shattered Image (1998),…
Fabrizio MoroPerson · Film memorabiliaFabrizio Mobrici (born 9 April 1975), known by his stage name Fabrizio Moro (Italian pronunciation: [faˈbrittsjo ˈmɔːro]), is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Ferzan ÖzpetekPerson · Film memorabiliaFerzan Özpetek (Turkish: [ˈfæɾzan ˈœspetec], Italian: [ˈfɛrdzan ˈɔtspetek, - ˈøts-];
Flannery O'ConnorAuthor · BooksMary Flannery O'Connor (March 25, 1925August 3, 1964) was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist.
Florian FrickePerson · Film memorabiliaFlorian Fricke (23 February 1944 – 29 December 2001) was a German musician who started his professional career with electronic music, using the Moog synthesizer, and was a founding member…
Francis AlÿsPerson · Film memorabiliaFrancis Alÿs (born 22 August 1959, Antwerp) is a Belgian-born, Mexico-based artist. He works across art, architecture, and social practice.
Francis Ford CoppolaPerson · Film memorabiliaFrancis Ford Coppola (KOH-pə-lə; born April 7, 1939) is an American filmmaker. One of the leading figures of the New Hollywood, Coppola is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most…
François TruffautPerson · Film memorabiliaFrançois Roland Truffaut (lang; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French filmmaker, actor, and critic.
G. R. IndugopanPerson · Film memorabiliaKnown as one of the post-modern writers of Malayalam, Indugopan is the director of the 2007 Malayalam movie, Ottakkayyan, and has
Gabriele MuccinoPerson · Film memorabiliaGabriele Muccino (Italian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈɛːle mutˈtʃiːno]; born 20 May 1967) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Garth DavisDesigner · Modern designGarth Davis (born 1974) is an Australian television, advertising, and film director, best known for directing the films Lion (2016), and biblical drama Mary Magdalene (2018).
Genco GülanArtist · SculptureGenco Gülan (born 13 January, 1969) is a Turkish conceptual artist and art theorist whose work spans new media art, performance art, sculpture, painting, and photography.
George A. RomeroPerson · Film memorabiliaGeorge Andrew Romero (February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American and Canadian filmmaker, writer, editor, and actor.
Gianfranco ParoliniPerson · Film memorabiliaGianfranco Parolini (20 February 1925 in Rome, Italy – 26 April 2018 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian film director. He is often credited as Frank Kramer.
Giovanna MariniPerson · Music memorabiliaGiovanna Marini (born Giovanna Salviucci; 19 January 1937 – 8 May 2024) was an Italian singer, songwriter, researcher and ethnomusicologist.
Giuliano MontaldoPerson · Film memorabiliaGiuliano Montaldo OMRI (22 February 1930 – 6 September 2023) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor.
Giulio QuestiPerson · Film memorabiliaGiulio Questi (18 March 1924 – 3 December 2014) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Graham PhillipsPerson · Film memorabiliaGraham David Phillips (born April 14, 1993) is an American actor, singer, writer and director.
Greg ScarniciPerson · Film memorabiliaGreg Scarnici (born April 8, 1972) is an American television, film and music producer, DGA director, SAG/AFTRA performer, DJ and drag artist.
Hanna YablonskaAuthor · BooksHanna Hryhorivna Mashutina (July 20, 1981 – January 24, 2011), known under her pseudonyms Anna Yablonskaya or Hanna Yablonska, was a Ukrainian playwright and poet, and one of the victims of…
Hark BohmPerson · Film memorabiliaHark Bohm (German: [haʁk boːm]; 18 May 1939 – 14 November 2025) was a German actor, screenwriter, film director, playwright, novelist and professor of cinema studies.
Henri VernesAuthor · BooksCharles-Henri-Jean Dewisme (16 October 1918 – 25 July 2021), better known by his pen name Henri Vernes, was an author of action and science fiction novels.
Hiam AbbassPerson · Film memorabiliaHiam Abbass (Arabic: هيام عباس; born 30 November 1960), also spelled Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress and film director with French citizenship.
Ian FitzgibbonPerson · Film memorabiliaIan Fitzgibbon (born 1962) is an Irish film and television director, screenwriter and occasionally actor.
Idrissa OuédraogoPerson · Film memorabiliaIdrissa Ouédraogo (21 January 1954 – 18 February 2018) was a Burkinabé filmmaker. His work explored the conflict between rural and city life and tradition and modernity in his native…
Ingmar BergmanPerson · Film memorabiliaErnst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish filmmaker and theatre director.
Ira SachsPerson · Film memorabiliaIra Sachs (born November 21, 1965) is an American filmmaker. Sachs started his career directing short films such as Vaudeville (1991) and Lady (1993) before making his feature film debut…
Isidoro Martínez-VelaPerson · Film memorabiliaIsidoro Martínez-Vela (17 January 1925 – 18 July 2012) was a Spanish freestyle swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Ivan SenPerson · Film memorabiliaIvan Sen (born 1972) is an Indigenous Australian filmmaker. He is a director, screenwriter and cinematographer, as well as an editor, composer, and sound designer.
James CameronPerson · Film memorabiliaJames Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian and New Zealand filmmaker and explorer.
Jan FethkePerson · Film memorabiliaJan Fethke (26 February 1903 – 16 December 1980) was a German-Polish film director and, under the pen name Jean Forge, a successful author.
Jane HorrocksPerson · Music memorabiliaBarbara Jane Horrocks (born 18 January 1964) is a British actress. She portrayed both Katy Grin and Bubble in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.
Jean-Luc LagarcePerson · Film memorabiliaJean-Luc Lagarce (14 February 1957 – 30 September 1995) was a French actor, theatre director and playwright.
Jeff VespaPhotographer · PhotographyJeff Vespa (born 1970) is an American photographer, known as a co-founder of WireImage and the editor-at-large of LIFE.com.
Jennifer LawrencePerson · Film memorabiliaJennifer Lawrence Maroney (born Jennifer Shrader Lawrence; born August 15, 1990) is an American actress and producer.
Johannes WahlströmPerson · Film memorabiliaJohannes Wahlström (born 1981) is a Swedish journalist and filmmaker.
John CassavetesPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Nicholas Cassavetes (December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American filmmaker and actor.
John HustonPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Marcellus Huston (August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American and Irish filmmaker and actor.
John ReardonPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Henry Reardon (born July 30, 1975) is a Canadian actor. Prior to 2015, Reardon starred as Blake Laviolette on the CBC Television series Arctic Air and had a recurring role as Greg…
John SchlesingerPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Richard Schlesinger (16 February 1926 – 25 July 2003) was an English film, television and theatre director, and actor.
Jordi MollàPerson · Film memorabiliaJordi Mollà Perales is a Spanish actor, artist, writer, and filmmaker from Catalonia.
Jorge LanataPerson · Film memorabiliaJorge Ernesto Lanata (12 September 1960 – 30 December 2024) was an Argentine journalist and author.
Joseph StefanoPerson · Film memorabiliaJoseph William Stefano (May 5, 1922 – August 25, 2006) was an American filmmaker, known for adapting Robert Bloch's novel as the script for Alfred Hitchcock's film Psycho, and for being the…
Juan MinujínPerson · Music memorabiliaJuan Gervasio Minujín (born May 20, 1975) is an Argentine actor and film director. He is the nephew of plastic artist Marta Minujín.
Juan OsorioPerson · Film memorabiliaJuan Manuel Osorio Ortiz (born June 24, 1957, in Toluca de Lerdo, Mexico) is a Mexican telenovela producer.
Kelly BlatzPerson · Film memorabiliaKelly Steven Blatz (born June 16, 1987) is an American actor, director, writer, producer, editor and musician.
Ken JacobsPhotographer · Photography
Kevin JamesPerson · Film memorabiliaKevin George Knipfing (born April 26, 1965) known professionally as Kevin James, is an American actor and comedian.
Kon IchikawaPerson · Film memorabiliaKon Ichikawa (市川崑, Ichikawa Kon; 20 November 1915 – 13 February 2008) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Kristen StewartPerson · Film memorabiliaKristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress and filmmaker. Known for her work in blockbusters and arthouse dramas, Stewart has been ranked among the world's highest…
Krzysztof KopczyńskiPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Krzysztof Kopczyński
Laurence OlivierPerson · Film memorabiliaLaurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director.
Lena AndersonIllustrator · IllustrationLena Anderson (born 27 May 1939) is a Swedish children's book illustrator and author.
Lo WeiPerson · Film memorabilia
Lyudmyla YefymenkoPerson · Film memorabiliaLyudmyla Pylypivna Yefymenko (born 25 September 1951) is a Ukrainian film actress and film director.
Mani HaghighiPerson · Film memorabiliaMani Haghighi (Romanized as "Mānī Haqīqī"; born May 4, 1969) is an Iranian film director, writer, film producer, and actor. Haghighi started making movies in 2001.
Marquard BohmPerson · Film memorabiliaMarquard Bohm (27 June 1941 – 3 February 2006) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 100 films and television shows between 1965 and 2000.
Martina HaagPerson · Film memorabiliaMartina Haag (born 1964) is a Swedish actress and author.[1] Martina Haag's father came to Sweden as a refugee from Estonia.
Maxime Le FlaguaisPerson · Film memorabiliaMaxime Le Flaguais is the stage name of Maxime Côté (born 1982), a Canadian actor known for his leading television role as Alexis Labranche in the 2016-21 drama series Les Pays d'en haut…
Mel GibsonPerson · Film memorabiliaMel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker.
Michael CunninghamAuthor · BooksMichael Cunningham (born November 6, 1952) is an American novelist and screenwriter.
Michael DweckPhotographer · PhotographyMichael Dweck (born September 26, 1957) is an American visual artist and filmmaker.
Michael GiacchinoPerson · Film memorabiliaMichael Giacchino (lang; born October 10, 1967) is an American film, television, and video game score composer.
Mike KelleyArtist · SculptureMichael Kelley (October 27, 1954 – c. January 31, 2012) was an American artist whose work involved found objects, textile banners, drawings, assemblage, collage, performance, photography,…
Mike LindellAuthor · BooksMichael James Lindell (born June 28, 1961), also known as the My Pillow Guy and Mike Pillow, is an American businessman, political activist, and conspiracy theorist.
Nancy CárdenasPerson · Film memorabiliaNancy Cárdenas (29 May 1934 – 23 March 1994) was a Mexican actress, poet, writer and feminist.
Paolo GenovesePerson · Film memorabiliaPaolo Genovese (born 20 August 1966) is an Italian director and screenwriter.
Patrick HoelckPhotographer · PhotographyPatrick Hoelck (born September 7, 1968) is an American filmmaker and photographer based in Los Angeles and New York City.
Paul NewmanPerson · Film memorabiliaPaul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, filmmaker, racecar driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur.
Paul Thomas AndersonPerson · Film memorabiliaPaul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970), also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker.
Pavlo ArieArtist · PaintingsPavlo Valentynovych Alieksieiev (born 16 October 1977) is a Ukrainian playwright, screenwriter, conceptual artist and translator for Polish and German.
Pedro AlonsoPerson · Film memorabiliaPedro González Alonso (born 21 June 1971) is a Spanish actor, writer, and artist. He is best known for his role of Andrés "Berlin" de Fonollosa in the Spanish heist series Money Heist (La…
Peter UstinovPerson · Film memorabiliaSir Peter Alexander Ustinov (OO-stin-ov; 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was a British actor, writer and humanitarian.
Philippe ParrenoPhotographer · PhotographyPhilippe Parreno (born 1964) is a French contemporary artist, living and working in Paris. His works include films, installations, performances, drawings, and text.
Pierre BatcheffPerson · Film memorabiliaPierre Batcheff (Russian: Пьер Батчефф; 23 June 1901? – 13 April 1932) was a French actor of Russian origin.
Premendra MitraPerson · Film memorabiliaPremendra Mitra (ˈpɾemend̪ɾo ˈmit̪ɾo; 4 September 1904 – 3 May 1988)[1][2] was an Indian poet, writer and film director in the Bengali language.
Pupi AvatiPerson · Film memorabiliaGiuseppe "Pupi" Avati (born 3 November 1938) is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter.

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