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James Toback, screenwriter and the director of nine films, was born on November 23, 1944 in New York City to a successful garment manufacturer. A 1966 graduate of Harvard College, Toback later taught creative writing at City College of New York in the early 1970s. He suffered from a gambling compulsion that still plagues him, which was the subject... See full bio »

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Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations. See more awards »

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Bugsy
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(1991)
Tyson
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(2008)
The Gambler
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(2014)
When Will I Be Loved
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(2004)
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 2014/III The Gambler (1974 screenplay)
 2013 Seduced and Abandoned (Documentary)
 2008 Tyson (Documentary) (writer)
 2005 The Beat That My Heart Skipped (earlier screenplay: d'après le film "Fingers" écrit et réalisé par)
 2004 When Will I Be Loved (written by)
 2001 Harvard Man (written by)
 1999/I Black & White (written by)
 1997 Two Girls and a Guy (written by)
 1991 Bugsy: The Dark Passion of an American Dreamer (TV Movie documentary)
 1991 Bugsy (written by)
 1989 The Big Bang (Documentary) (writer)
 1987 The Pick-up Artist (written by)
 1983 Exposed (written by)
 1981 Love & Money
 1978 Fingers (written by)
 1974 The Gambler (written by)
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Other Works:

Biography: "JIM: The Author's Self-Centered Memoir on the Great Jim Brown"

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1 Biographical Movie | 2 Interviews | 7 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

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6' (1.83 m)
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The idea is not to have a separation between my life and my movies. [2002]

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Graduated from Harvard University in 1966. In interviews, he always refers to the school as "Harvard College", as Harvard alumni who were undergraduates often do to distinguish themselves from alumni who received only their graduate degrees from Harvard. See more »

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