John Shanley

Biography

Born 10/03/1950

In his early years as an off-Broadway playwright, John Patrick Shanley was celebrated for his intense dialogue and for his dysfunctional young New Yorkers in search of identity and love. His big-screen, romantic comedy version of his storytelling was the hit movie “Moonstruck” (1987), which...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2005, received Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play
In 2005, received Tony Award for Best Play
In 2005, received Pulitzer Prize for Drama

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Highlights

In 2008, Wrote and directed the film adaptation of his Broadway play, "Doubt"; earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Screenplay
In 2004, Scripted the Off-Broadway play "Doubt"; transferred to Broadway in March 2005
In 2002, Penned the HBO movie "Live from Baghdad," adapted from CNN producer Robert Wiener's book about the Persian Gulf War in 1991

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