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John August

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John August (born August 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is known for writing the films Go (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Frankenweenie (2012), the Disney live-action adaptation of Aladdin (2019), the novels Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (2018), Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon (2019) and Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows (2020). He hosts the screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes with Craig Mazin, maintains an eponymous screenwriting blog, and develops screenwriter-targeted software through his company, Quote-Unquote Apps. August is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, voting in the Writers branch. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. John August is the 2,022nd most popular film director (down from 1,874th in 2024), the 16,770th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,416th in 2019) and the 597th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John August ranks 2,022 out of 2,041. Before him are Michael Dougherty, Rituparno Ghosh, Darren Lynn Bousman, Rupert Wyatt, Jeff Tremaine, and Scott Waugh. After him are Sabine Derflinger, Nina Kusturica, Tim Story, Mike Mills, Nicole Holofcener, and Kirk Wise.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, John August ranks 964. Before him are Gayle Forman, Diederik Simon, Mihai Fifor, Mandy Smith, Scott Waugh, and Sergey Lishtvan. After him are Piet Norval, Martín Herrera, Retta, Renaldo, Timothy B. Spahr, and Sandon Stolle.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John August ranks 16,777 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Revolori (1996), Durga McBroom (1962), Todd Akin (1947), Caldwell Jones (1950), Scott Waugh (1970), and Thomas Dekker (1987). After him are Inger Miller (1972), Stacy Edwards (1965), Sofia Black-D'Elia (1991), Benjamin Salisbury (1980), Brian Tochi (1963), and Paul Mazurkiewicz (1968).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John August ranks 597. Before him are Zak Penn (1968), Chris Roberts (1968), Michael Dougherty (1974), Darren Lynn Bousman (1979), Jeff Tremaine (1966), and Scott Waugh (1970). After him are Tim Story (1970), Mike Mills (1966), Nicole Holofcener (1960), Kirk Wise (1963), Sian Heder (1977), and John Schwartzman (1960).

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