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Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director and writer of theater, opera, and film. Her stage adaptation of The Lion King debuted in 1997 and received eleven Tony Award nominations, with Taymor receiving Tony Awards for her direction and costume design.
17 Jun 2024 · Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952, Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an American stage and film director, playwright, and costume designer known for her inventive use of Asian-inspired masks and puppets.
Julie Taymor is an Academy Award-nominated director, known for such films as Frida (2002) and Across the Universe (2007). She was born on December 15, 1952, in Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. Her father, Melvin Lester Taymor, was a gynecologist.
The official website for Julie Taymor, director of Film, Theatre, and Opera.
Julie Taymor is a renowned director and designer of films, musicals, operas and Shakespeare plays. Learn about her life, career, achievements and projects, from THE LION KING to THE GLORIAS, on her official website.
31 Jul 2013 · Showing spectacular clips from productions such as Frida, The Tempest and The Lion King, director Julie Taymor describes a life spent immersed in theater and the movies.
Filmed right as controversy over her Broadway production of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark was at its peak, she candidly describes the tensions inherent within her creative process, as she strives both to capture the essence of a story--and produce images and experiences unlike anything else.
