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Also Known As Gus Greene Van Sant, Jr.
Born July 24, 1952 (age 74) • Louisville • Kentucky
Notable Works “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” • “Finding Forrester” • “Good Will Hunting” • “Last Days” • “Milk” • “My Own Private Idaho” • “Promised Land” • “To Die For”

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Gus Van Sant wearing a suit and striped tie, with a red button on his lapel, at the premiere of Milk at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.
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Sean Penn as Harvey Milk stands smiling with his arm raised beside Victor Garber as Mayor George Moscone in front of ornate doors and an American flag in the film Milk.
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Steven Spielberg wearing a tuxedo and bow tie, smiling at the camera on the red carpet at the Cannes International Film Festival.
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