John Boorman: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Sir John Boorman
Born	January 18, 1933 (age 93) • England
Notable Works	“Beyond Rangoon” • “Catch Us If You Can” • “Deliverance” • “Excalibur” • “Exorcist II: The Heretic” • “Hell in the Pacific” • “Hope and Glory” • “In My Country” • “Leo the Last” • “Point Blank” • “Queen & Country” • “The Emerald Forest” • “The General” • “The Tailor of Panama” • “The Tiger’s Tail” • “Where the Heart Is” • “Zardoz”

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Angie Dickinson stands beside Lee Marvin, who is seated behind a yellow viewing telescope on a boardwalk, in a scene from the 1967 film Point Blank.

Burt Reynolds holding a bow stands beside Jon Voight in a wooded forest scene from the film Deliverance (1972).

Burt Reynolds as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance stands outdoors among leafy branches, wearing a sleeveless black vest and looking intently to the side.

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Emerald Fennell smiling in front of a blue background with string lights, wearing a black top and a gold necklace with a star pendant.

Emerald Fennell

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Mike Leigh smiles while wearing a dark suit and bow tie at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood.

Mike Leigh

British writer and director

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John Schlesinger

English film director

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Peter Ustinov

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Alex Garland

Alex Garland

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Ben Elton

Ben Elton

British actor, writer, and comedian

Kenneth Branagh wearing a white shirt and dark jacket, posing against a blue background.

Kenneth Branagh

British actor, director, and writer

David Hare wearing a dark jacket and shirt, looking at the camera with a slight smile, against a blurred background.

David Hare

British playwright and director

Julian Fellowes in a pinstripe suit and tie stands in front of an Oscar statue at the 2009 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California.

Julian Fellowes

British actor, producer, novelist, and screenwriter

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

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Portrait of Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins looking directly at the camera, wearing a dark jacket with a short beard and closely cropped hair.

Anthony Hopkins

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Steve McQueen, wearing a tuxedo and bow tie, smiles while holding the Camera D'Or award in its open case at the Cannes Film Festival.

Steve McQueen

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Emma Thompson smiling at an event, wearing a sleeveless black and white patterned dress with red earrings, against a backdrop with logos.

Emma Thompson

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Stephen Daldry smiles while posing for a portrait against a plain dark background, wearing a denim jacket over a light sweater.

Stephen Daldry

English film and theater director

Alan Parker smiles and holds a Golden Globe award while wearing a tuxedo and red ribbon at the 1996 Golden Globe Awards. Golden Globe Awards signage is visible behind him.

Alan Parker

British director, writer, and producer

Simon Pegg wearing clear glasses, a dark jacket, and a white buttoned shirt, smiling in front of a yellow and orange background.

Simon Pegg

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Nick Hornby

Nick Hornby

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Tony Richardson stands indoors, leaning with one arm on a surface, wearing a sweater over a collared shirt, looking directly at the camera in this 1977 black-and-white portrait.

Tony Richardson

British director and producer

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

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