Curated category
English-language film directors
- Peter JacksonPeter Jackson was born on the 31st of October 1961 in Wellington, New Zealand. He grew up in a suburb called Pukerua Bay with parents who had immigrated from…
- Roman PolanskiRoman Polanski was born on the 18th of August 1933 in Paris. His family moved back to Kraków, Poland, in early 1937. Two years later, Nazi Germany invaded…
- William WylerWilli Wyler was born on the 1st of July, 1902, in Mulhouse, Alsace-Lorraine. His father Leopold ran a thriving haberdashery business there.
- Guillermo del ToroGuillermo del Toro Gómez was born on the 9th of October 1964 in Guadalajara, Jalisco. His father Federico won a lottery worth $6 million in 1969.
- Kenneth BranaghKenneth Charles Branagh was born on the 10th of December 1960 in Belfast. His father worked as a plumber and joiner while his mother managed their home.
- Chris BouchardChris Bouchard stands at the center of a £3,000 budget for The Hunt for Gollum. This independent Lord of the Rings fan film relied on crowd-sourced visual…
- Michel GondryMichel Gondry grew up in Versailles, France. He was the grandson of inventor Constant Martin. This family history of invention likely influenced his later…
- Alan RickmanAlan Sidney Patrick Rickman was born on the 21st of February 1946 in Brentford, London. He grew up in Acton, a district to the west of Wormwood Scrubs Prison.
- David LeanDavid Lean was born on the 25th of March 1908 at 38 Blenheim Crescent in South Croydon, Surrey. His parents were Quakers who sent him to the Leighton Park…
- Russo brothersAnthony J. Russo was born on the 3rd of February 1970 in Cleveland, Ohio. His brother Joseph Vincent Russo followed him into the world on the 18th of July…
- Ridley ScottRidley Scott was born on the 30th of November 1937 in South Shields. His father Francis Percy Scott served as a Colonel in the Royal Engineers during the…
- Taika WaititiTaika David Cohen arrived in the world on the 16th of August 1975 within the city of Wellington. He grew up across two distinct landscapes, spending time in…
- John BoormanJohn Boorman was born on the 18th of January 1933 in Shepperton, Middlesex. His father George Boorman served as a captain in the British Indian Army during…
- George NolfiGeorge Nolfi was born on the 10th of June 1968 in Boston. He graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in public policy.