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Edward Zwick

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Also known as Edward M. Zwick

American filmmaker and producer

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Edward Zwick is an American male artist born on October 8, 1952. His professional work period began in 1983. He is associated with the United States.

Zwick has five recorded works. These include *Shakespeare in love*, *Love and Other Drugs*, *Literature and liberalism*, *Woman walks ahead*, and *Defiance*. His profile is referenced by 608 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 15 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
5

Top works

  • Shakespeare in love
  • Love and Other Drugs
  • Literature and liberalism
  • Woman walks ahead
  • Defiance

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1952-10-08

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2,076
Total plays
5,153

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Key facts

Born
( 1952-10-08 ) October 8, 1952 (age 73) , Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education
Harvard University ( BA ), AFI Conservatory ( MFA )
Occupations
Director, producer, screenwriter
Years active
1979–present
Notable work
About Last Night , Glory , Legends of the Fall , The Last Samurai , Blood Diamond , Defiance , Love & Other Drugs
Spouse
Lynn Liberty Godshall ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1982 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

Edward M. Zwick (born October 8, 1952) is an American filmmaker. He has worked primarily in the comedy drama and epic historical film genres and received an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for his work producing Shakespeare in Love (1998).

He made his film debut with the comedy About Last Night (1986), followed by Glory (1989), Legends of the Fall (1994), Courage Under Fire (1996), The Siege (1998), The Last Samurai (2003), Blood Diamond (2006), and Defiance (2008). His later films include Love & Other Drugs (2010), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Edward Zwick” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.