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Ava DuVernay: Quick Facts

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Born August 24, 1972 (age 54) • Long Beach • California
Notable Works “A Wrinkle in Time” • “Naomi” • “Origin” • “Queen Sugar” • “Selma”

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Ava DuVernay smiling at an event in 2016, wearing long earrings and her hair in locs over one shoulder.
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Martin Scorsese smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie, holding an Oscar statuette at the Academy Awards, with a gold Oscar statue in the background.
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John Frankenheimer
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Mel Brooks in a tuxedo smiles widely and points at his Emmy Award trophy while posing in front of a blue Emmy Awards backdrop.
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James Gunn
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Sam Peckinpah
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Ben Affleck wearing a dark suit, blue shirt, and navy tie, posing for a photo at the premiere of the film AIR with a blurred event backdrop behind him.
Ben Affleck
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Ryan Murphy in a patterned green tuxedo holds an Emmy Award trophy while standing in front of a black backdrop with the word Emmy visible.
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Peter Bogdanovich
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Film director Darren Aronofsky wearing a green sweater, blue cap, glasses, and headphones around his neck on a city street set in New York City.
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Taylor Sheridan
Taylor Sheridan
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Louis C.K.
Louis C.K.
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Jerry Lewis
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Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
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