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John Sayles (I)
A bright child, John Sayles began reading novels before age 9. A Williams grad in 1972, he shunned a corporate career to work various blue-collar jobs, moving to east Boston to take a factory job. He wrote stories and submitted them to various magazines, and the Atlantic Monthly gave him the idea of publishing them in a novel--thus "Pride of the ...
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2018
The Alienist
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- Many Sainted Men
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1990
Shannon's Deal
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- Custody
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Book: "Thinking in Pictures: The Making of the Movie "Matewan" See more »Publicity Listings:
3 Print Biographies | 9 Interviews | 16 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Height:
6' 4" (1.93 m)
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[1983 interview] The things I write and direct are things I'm not going to see unless I do them. See more »Trivia:
In Greenville, Alabama, with partner Maggie Renzi, filming Honeydripper (starring Danny Glover) See more »Trademark:
Frequently casts Mary McDonnell, Chris Cooper, Angela Bassett, Tom Wright, Gordon Clapp, Joe Morton, Vincent Spano and David Strathairn. See more »Star Sign:
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