Paul Haggis

Biography

Born 03/10/1953

For writer-director Paul Haggis, a career in Hollywood has been hard won. Years spent writing for awful sitcoms and seeing pet projects get summarily axed by networks for poor ratings despite good quality eventually led to a rebirth in film. The Oscar nomination he received for penning “Million...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2006, received Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay
In 2006, received Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
In 2006, received BAFTA Award for Original Screenplay

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Highlights

In 2007, Directed (also wrote) "In the Valley of Elah" starring Tommy Lee Jones as a father searching for his son, a soldier who recently returned from Iraq, but has gone missing
In 2006, Adapted the screenplay for "The Last Kiss," based on the 2001 film "L' Ultimo Bacio"
In 2006, Hired to do a rewrite of "Casino Royale," the 21st installment of the James Bond franchise, starring Daniel Craig

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Family & Companions

Deborah Rennard: engaged as of November 1996
Ted Haggis: father (Former owner of London Ontario's former Gallery Theatre at 36 York Street)
Mary Haggis: mother (Former owner of London Ontario's former Gallery Theatre at 36 York Street; deceased)

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