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Whit Stillman was born in 1952 and raised in Cornwall in upstate New York, the son of a impoverished débutante from Philadelphia and a Democratic politician from Washington D.C. Stillman graduated from Harvard in 1973 and started out as a journalist in Manhattan, New York City. In 1980 he met and married his Spanish wife while on an assignment in Barcelona... See full bio »

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John Whitney Stillman
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2011 Damsels in Distress (screenplay)
 
1998 The Last Days of Disco (written by)
 
1994 Barcelona
 
1990 Metropolitan
 
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2011 Damsels in Distress (producer)
 
1998 The Last Days of Disco (producer)
 
1994 Barcelona (producer)
 
1990 Metropolitan (producer)
 
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2010 The Imperialists Are Still Alive!
Party Goer
 
1984 Coarse Salt
Mortimer Peabody
 
1984 Skyline
 
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2007 Turn the River (very special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2012 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.23 (2012) … Himself
 
1998 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 8 June 1998 (1998) … Himself - Guest
 
1995 Bon dia, Catalunya (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 April 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1994 Everybody Just Stay Calm (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Cinefile: Made in the USA (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 April 1991 (1991) … Himself
 

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So much of selling a film in the industry is about creating a fulcrum where all the pressure comes to bear and something seems suddenly valuable and approved by an audience. It's amazing how people could pick up tons of films on the cheap but they don't because they wait until everything is laid out for them. See more »

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Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1995. See more »

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Frequently casts Chris Eigeman and Taylor Nichols See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius