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Todd Haynes

American screenwriter and director

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Born:: January 2, 1961, Los Angeles, California, U.S. (age 63)

Notable Works:: “Dark Waters”; “Far from Heaven”; “I’m Not There”; “Poison”; “Safe”; “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story”; “The Velvet Underground”; “Velvet Goldmine”; “Wonderstruck”

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Paul Thomas Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Todd Haynes, Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, Nicole Holofcener & More ...

Todd Haynes (born January 2, 1961, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American screenwriter and director known for films that examine fame, sexuality, and the lives of people on the periphery of mainstream society. His notable movies include Safe (1995), Velvet Goldmine (1998), Far from Heaven (2002), I’m Not There (2007), Carol (2015), and May December (2023). Haynes graduated from Brown University in 1985 with a B.A. in art and semiotics. In 1987 he earned attention for Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, a short film he wrote and directed that focused on singer Karen Carpenter’s battle with, and subsequent death ...(100 of 748 words)

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