Biography for
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Date of Birth

16 December 1963, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

James Allen Mangold

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Spouse

Cathy Konrad

(7 August 1998 - ?)

Trade Mark

Frequently casts Dallas Roberts

Characters become unlikely couples

Dynamic camera movement

Trivia

Is an alumnus of the Film Division of Columbia University's School of the Arts.

Has made two biographies into movies--Susanna Kaysen and Johnny Cash.

His CalArts student film "Barn" was about a barn that was alive and swallowed a boy.

Went to Washingtonville High School, NY.

Has directed 3 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Angelina Jolie in Girl, Interrupted (1999), and Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line (2005). Both Jolie and Witherspoon won Oscars for their performances in his films.

Personal Quotes

We should be writing more great roles for women, period. Another problem is that movies are generally made for 14-year-old boys and 14-year-old boys want to watch 25-year-old action heroes.

[on Joaquin Phoenix] The boundary between real life and acting is hard to find. Working with him day to day you really feel for him, because he's either hitting it out of the park or struggling to find the ball. Another actor can be having a bad day, but he can reach into his bag of tricks and fake his way through. Joaq can never fake his way through.

Where Are They Now

(July 2006) Actively searching for a studio to finance his next film, 3:10 to Yuma (2007), with Russell Crowe attached in the lead role. Aiming for an October start date.