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Barry Levinson

American director and screenwriter
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Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.) is an American film director and screenwriter known for his versatility. Levinson worked as a comedy writer for Carol Burnett and Mel Brooks in the 1970s. During that time he also cowrote the screenplay for the crime drama ā€¦And Justice for All, which earned him an Academy Award nomination. In 1982 Levinson made his directorial debut with Diner (1982), a coming-of-age story that was the first...

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