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William Monahan (II)

Writer | Producer | Director

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While filming Kingdom of Heaven in Seville, Spain, Monahan bought back the rights to his novel "Light House: A Trifle" from Penguin- Putnam, and took the book off the market. See more trivia »

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in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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???? Mojave (screenplay) (pre-production)
 
2013 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (screenplay) (post-production)
 
2010 London Boulevard (screenplay)
 
2010 Edge of Darkness (screenplay)
 
2008 Body of Lies (screenplay)
 
2006 The Departed (screenplay)
 
2005 Kingdom of Heaven (written by)
 
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2010 London Boulevard (producer)
 
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2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay
 
2007 Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005-2006 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Departed: Facing a Loaded Gun (2006) … Himself
– Kingdom of Heaven (2005) … Himself
 
2006 Unholy War: Mounting the Siege (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The Path to Redemption (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Creative Accuracy: The Scholars Speak (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Kingdom of Hope: The Making of 'Kingdom of Heaven' (TV documentary)
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2005 'Kingdom of Heaven': Interactive Production Grid (video documentary)
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Personal Details

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Author of the novel Light House: A Trifle (Penguin-Putnam, 2000).

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Height:

5' 11½" (1.82 m)
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Personal Quote:

I wanted to be an old-fashioned man of letters, so I essentially prepared myself very carefully through my 20s for a job that doesn't exist anymore; You may be able to find a man of letters in Syria or the Horn of Africa, but you could work Manhattan or London with dogs for a year and never find one... See more »

Trivia:

While filming Kingdom of Heaven in Seville, Spain, Monahan bought back the rights to his novel "Light House: A Trifle" from Penguin- Putnam, and took the book off the market. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio