Curtis Hanson

Also Credited As:

Curtis Lee Hanson
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Biography

A former high school dropout who became a photographer and editor at Cinema magazine, writer-director Curtis Hanson honed his filmmaking skills by writing screenplays for low-budget horror flicks before directing eventually Oscar-caliber films. As with seemingly everyone of his age who wielded a camera, Hanson had his start penning "The Dunwich Horror" (1970) for the definitive mentor, Roger Corman, before directing "Sweet Kill" (1973) for the …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Production Management

Born

March 24, 1945

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