FILM DIRECTOR

Dustin Lance Black

1975 - Today

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Dustin Lance Black (born June 10, 1974) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and LGBT rights activist. He is known for writing the film Milk, for which he won the Oscar for best original screenplay in 2009. He has also subsequently written the screenplays for the film J. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dustin Lance Black has received more than 4,852,395 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Dustin Lance Black is the 1,894th most popular film director (down from 1,600th in 2019), the 15,662nd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,571st in 2019) and the 568th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 23

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  • 2.21

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  • 3.86

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Dustin Lance Black ranks 1,894 out of 2,041. Before him are David Robert Mitchell, Scott Silver, Joachim Rønning, Sian Heder, Jonathan Liebesman, and Ciro Guerra. After him are Tobias Lindholm, David F. Sandberg, Jeff Nichols, Adina Pintilie, Ladj Ly, and Nicole Holofcener.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Dustin Lance Black ranks 608. Before him are Cecilie Leganger, Abdullah Al-Waked, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Koji Kumagai, María Vasco, and Peter Iwers. After him are Bert Grabsch, Alessandro Mancini, Michael Walchhofer, Jordi Cuixart, Kelly, and Chaske Spencer.

Others Born in 1975

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dustin Lance Black ranks 15,662 out of 20,380. Before him are Tim Sylvia (1976), Baauer (1989), Rachel Maddow (1973), Robert Schwartzman (1982), James M. Kelly (1964), and Derrick Coleman (1967). After him are Ed Brubaker (1966), Laura Lippman (1959), Tamara Gee (1972), Lakeith Stanfield (1991), Kelly Kelly (1987), and Steve Francis (1977).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Dustin Lance Black ranks 568. Before him are Karyn Kusama (1968), Michael Almereyda (1959), Mike Mitchell (1970), David Robert Mitchell (1974), Scott Silver (1964), and Sian Heder (1977). After him are Jeff Nichols (1978), Nicole Holofcener (1960), John Ridley (1964), Michael Dougherty (1974), Debra Granik (1963), and Ellen Kuras (1959).

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Filmography

J. Edgar
Director
As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life.
Nov 9th 20116.225 / 10
Milk
Director
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
Nov 5th 20087.2 / 10
Under the Banner of Heaven
Director
A devout detective's faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family's spiral into LDS fundamentalism and their distrust in the government.
7.5 / 10