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Curtis Hanson (1945–2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and comedian. Born in Reno, Nevada, he began his professional work period in 1970. His career included writing and directing projects such as *L.A. Confidential* and *In Her Shoes*. Hanson received several accolades, including the Writers Guild of America Award, the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Edgar Awards, and the National Board of Review Award for Best Film. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, Best Picture, and the European Film Award for Best Non-European Film.
Hanson died in Los Angeles in 2016 from natural causes. His medical condition was Alzheimer's disease, which was also listed as the cause of death. He spoke English and was a citizen of the United States.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- In her shoes
- L.A. confidential
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Film & TV
Directing · Reno, Nevada, USA
Curtis Lee Hanson (March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Reno, Nevada, Hanson grew up in Los Angeles. After dropping out of high school, Hanson worked as photographer and editor for Cinema magazine. In the 1970s, Hanson participated as a writer for the horror film The Dunwich Horror (1970) and made his directorial debut the B-Movie…
Known for
- Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies' — Self2010
- The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style — Self2009
- North by Northwest: One for the Ages — Self2009
- Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' — Self2008
- Critic — Self2008
- Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' — Self2008
- Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' — Self2008
- You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story — Self2008
- The Searchers: An Appreciation — Self2006
- The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' — Self2006
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1945
- Active to
- 2016
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 740
- Total plays
- 1,520
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Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 2,052
- Cited by
- 103,559
Research areas
Most cited works
- The 2008 revision of the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of myeloid neoplasms and acute leukemia: rationale and important changes2009 · 4,405 cit
- Activating mutation in the tyrosine kinase JAK2 in polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and myeloid metaplasia with myelofibrosis2005 · 2,987 cit
- International Consensus Classification of Myeloid Neoplasms and Acute Leukemias: integrating morphologic, clinical, and genomic data2022 · 2,585 cit
- A Tyrosine Kinase Created by Fusion of the <i>PDGFRA</i> and <i>FIP1L1</i> Genes as a Therapeutic Target of Imatinib in Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome2003 · 1,696 cit
- New prognostic scoring system for primary myelofibrosis based on a study of the International Working Group for Myelofibrosis Research and Treatment2008 · 1,233 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 66,877x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,894x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,975x
- Metagenomic biomarker discovery and explanation
· 2011 · cited 14,076x
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,704x
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Key facts
- Born
- Curtis Lee Hanson , ( 1945-03-24 ) March 24, 1945, Reno, Nevada , U.S.
- Died
- September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) (aged 71), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Occupations
- Director producer screenwriter
- Years active
- 1970–2014
- Notable work
- The Dunwich Horror The Hand That Rocks the Cradle The River Wild L.A. Confidential Wonder Boys 8 Mile In Her Shoes
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Hanson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Reno
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Curtis Hanson.JPG
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1945-03-24
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
- date of death
- 2016-09-20
- Commons category
- Curtis Hanson
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Curtis Hanson
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
- medical condition
- Alzheimer's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Curtis Lee Hanson (March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Reno, Nevada, Hanson grew up in Los Angeles. After dropping out of high school, Hanson worked as photographer and editor for Cinema magazine. In the 1970s, Hanson participated as a writer for the horror film The Dunwich Horror (1970) and made his directorial debut the B-Movie Sweet Kill (1973), where he lacked creative control to fulfill his vision. While Hanson continued directing, he rose to prominence screenwriting critically acclaimed films such as The Silent Partner (1978), White Dog (1982), and Never Cry Wolf (1983).
After working on projects that kept him unsatisfied, he decided that he should write and direct thriller films based on the success of The Silent Partner. Hence, he followed up with The Bedroom Window (1987) where his writing and directing finally came to merge. By this point, his body of work made an impression on screenwriter David Koepp, who was convinced that he could handle the directorial duties for his script, which led to Bad Influence (1990). Finally he directed The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), which was both a critical and commercial success.
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