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John Whitney Stillman (born January 25, 1952) is an American writer-director and actor known for his 1990 film Metropolitan, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Whit Stillman is an American director, writer and actor known for his witty and stylish comedies of manners. He has made eight feature films, including Metropolitan, Barcelona and Love & Friendship, and has been nominated for an Oscar and won several awards.
Whit Stillman. Director: Love & Friendship. Whit Stillman was born in 1952 and raised in Cornwall in upstate New York, the son of a impoverished debutante from Philadelphia and a Democratic politician from Washington D.C. Stillman graduated from Harvard in 1973 and started out as a journalist in Manhattan, New York City.
29 Apr 2016 · The director of Metropolitan, The Last Days of Disco, and Love & Friendship talks about his creative process, his love of books, and his challenges of recreating different periods. He also reveals his plans for a sequel to Love & Friendship and his admiration for Jane Austen.
Whit Stillman is the writer/director of five films: the Oscar-nominated Metropolitan (1990), Barcelona (1994), The Last Days of Disco (1998), Damsels in Distress (2011), and the Jane Austen adaptation Love & Friendship (2015). He started out in journalism and book publishing and has written two novels related to his movies.
30 Ogo 2020 · The cast, crew and founding members of the Sally Fowler Rat Pack recall the making of Whit Stillman's Metropolitan, the wittiest cult classic of all time.
Whit Stillman is a director, writer and producer of comedy films such as Metropolitan, Barcelona and Love & Friendship. Learn about his life, career, novels, publications and other links on this web page.
