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Joel Coen

born 1954

About this person

Wikipedia Summary

Joel Daniel Coen is an American filmmaker. Working alongside his brother Ethan, he has directed, written, edited and produced many feature films, the most acclaimed of which include Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Ladykillers (2004), No Country for Old Men (2007), Burn After Reading (2008), A Serious Man (2009), True Grit (2010), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Hail, Caesar! (2016) and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018).

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
November 29, 1954
St. Louis Park
Citizenship

United States

Occupations & fields
film directorfilm producerscreenwritercinematographerfilm editortelevision producer
Awards & honours
Academy Award for Best DirectorAcademy Award for Best Writing, Original ScreenplayAcademy Award for Best Writing, Adapted ScreenplayAcademy Award for Best PictureSundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize AwardLondon Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year
Field and occupation
americký filmový režisér, scenárista, producent (1954 – )
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