Philip Kaufman(I)
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Director and screenwriter Philip Kaufman was born in Chicago, Illinois.
He attended the University of Chicago and later Harvard Law School. He
won the Prix de la Nouvelle Critique at Cannes in 1965 for his film
Goldstein (1964). He was the screenwriter for The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) and was to direct it but
was replaced as director by Clint Eastwood. Kaufman's first hit as director
was Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), a remake of Don Siegel's 1956 sci-fi classic (in fact, Siegel
has a cameo in it as a cab driver), and later, Kaufman was nominated
for an Oscar for Best Screenplay on Material from Another Medium in
1988 for The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). Kaufman's steamy Henry & June (1990) was the first film released
by a major studio to be rated NC-17, which created much
controversy.