M. Night Shyamalan

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Filmmaker Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan, born in the province of Tamil-Nadu, India on August 6, 1970, is an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and director of the supernatural thrillers 'The Sixth Sense' (1999) and 'Signs' (2002). He idolized Steven Spielberg and films such as 'Jaws' and 'Star Wars' directly influenced him. In 1992, he directed, produced and starred in his debut feature film, 'Praying with Anger', which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, in Toronto, Ontario.

Canada, India, Works, Filmmakers, Movie directors, Shyamalan, M. Night

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Tanya Tull: Social activist

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Tanya Tull, a social activist and her organization are recognized for their efforts to help the less fortunate. She has received the Jefferson Award from the National Institute of Public Service in 1982 and the Ralph Bunche Peace Award during the eYear of the HomelessE from the United States Organization in 1987.

Political activists, Activists, Social reformers, Reformers, Tull, Tanya

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Akiva Goldsman, Screenwriter

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Akiva Goldsman is a screenwriter and producer who has won an Academy Award for his screenplay in 2001 for A Beautiful Mind, the biopic based on the real life of Princeton University mathematician and economist John Nash. He is the recipient of 1994 Nobel Prize.

Biography, Goldsman, Akiva

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