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Geoffrey S. Fletcher

1970 - Today

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Geoffrey Shawn Fletcher (born October 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter and film director. Fletcher is best known for being the screenwriter of Precious, for which he received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, becoming the first African American to receive an Academy Award for writing. In September 2010, Fletcher began shooting Violet & Daisy in New York City based on his original script as his directorial debut. It was released in a limited theatrical run in June 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Geoffrey S. Fletcher is the 7,516th most popular writer (down from 7,272nd in 2024), the 20,171st most popular biography from United States (down from 19,100th in 2019) and the 1,265th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Geoffrey S. Fletcher ranks 7,516 out of 7,302. Before him are Silvio Horta, Rie Yasumi, Ben Lerner, Rob Sheffield, Catherynne M. Valente, and Rebekah Brooks. After him are Debora Patta, Armin Navabi, Carlos Blanco, Bill Oakley, Jeremy Scahill, and Tarun Tejpal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Geoffrey S. Fletcher ranks 1,328. Before him are Sizwe Motaung, Phil Babb, Jimmy Pedro, Michael Showalter, Eric Namesnik, and Elaine Youngs. After him are Marcus Gayle, Brett Crozier, Jim Furyk, Hala Gorani, Ramsey Nouah, and Lakshmi Gopalaswamy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Geoffrey S. Fletcher ranks 20,179 out of 20,380. Before him are Calvin Davis (1972), Jeremiah Massey (1982), Dave Attell (1965), Logan Browning (1989), Kelsea Ballerini (1993), and Jeret Peterson (1981). After him are Jalen Green (2002), Brett Crozier (1970), Jack Lawrence (1976), Shoshannah Stern (1980), Ross Powers (1979), and Adam D'Angelo (1984).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Geoffrey S. Fletcher ranks 1,265. Before him are Dave Rubin (1976), Amanda Beard (1981), Silvio Horta (1974), Ben Lerner (1979), Rob Sheffield (1966), and Catherynne M. Valente (1979). After him are Bill Oakley (1966), Jeremy Scahill (1974), Frank Santopadre (1961), Pierce Brown (1988), Arkady Martine (1985), and Sarah Dessen (1970).

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