Celebrities Who Are/Were Screenwriters

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Arthur C. Clarke
Born: December 16th 1917 in Minehead, England
Barbara Turner
Born: July 14th 1936 in New York, United States
Burt Kennedy
Born: September 3rd 1922 in Muskegon, United States
Christopher Guest
Born: February 5th 1948 in New York, United States
Dan Futterman
Born: June 8th 1967 in Silver Spring, United States
David Benioff
Born: September 25th 1970 in New York City, United States
David Hayter
Born: February 6th 1969 in Santa Monica, United States
Elaine May
Born: April 21st 1932 in Philadelphia, United States
Elvira Wayans
Born: January 1st 1988 in New York, United States
Guillermo del Toro
Born: October 9th 1964 in Guadalajara, Mexico
Ismail Merchant
Born: December 25th 1936 in Mumbai, India
Ivan Raimi
Born: June 21st 1956 in Royal Oak, United States
James Gunn
Born: August 5th 1970 in Saint Louis, United States
Jenny Lumet
Born: February 2nd 1967 in New York, United States
Joe Ranft
Born: March 13th 1960 in Pasadena, United States
John Lafia
Born: April 2nd 1957 in Philadelphia, United States
John Milius
Born: April 11th 1944 in St. Louis, United States
Jonathan Hensleigh
Born: February 13th 1959 in Wandering Creek, United States
Kurt Sutter
Born: May 5th 1966 in Rahway, United States
Lee Sung Jin
Born: March 7th 1985 in Seoul, Korea
Leigh Whannell
Born: January 17th 1977 in Melbourne, Australia
Noah Baumbach
Born: September 3rd 1969 in Brooklyn, United States
Paul Haggis
Born: March 10th 1953 in London, Canada
Peter Craig
Born: November 10th 1969 in Los Angeles, United States
Robert Ben Garant
Born: September 14th 1970 in Cookeville, United States
Robert Towne
Born: November 23rd 1934 in Los Angeles, United States
Roger Vadim
Born: January 26th 1928 in Paris, France
Simon Monjack
Born: March 9th 1970 in Hillingdon, England
Steven Knight
Born: August 22nd 1959 in Marlborough, England
Taylor Sheridan
Born: May 21st 1970 in Cranfills Gap, United States
William J. Bell
Born: March 6th 1927 in Chicago, United States

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