Paul Schrader

Also Credited As:

Paul Joseph Schrader
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Biography

Once called the best screenwriter never to be nominated for an Oscar, writer-director Paul Schrader emerged in the 1970s as one of American cinema's most compelling contributors, thanks in large part to his collaborations with director Martin Scorsese on some of the best movies ever made. After marking his writing debut with the underrated thriller "The Yakuza" (1975), Schrader wrote the dense and gritty "Taxi Driver" (1976) for Scorsese, …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Music, Other

Born

July 22, 1946

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