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Woody Allen

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Full Name: Allan Stewart Konigsberg
Profession: Actor, Screenwriter and Director

Nationality:

Biography: American actor, director, screenwriter, comedian, musician and playwright whose career spans more than 50 years.

Allen has been nominated 24 times and won four Academy Awards: three for Best Original Screenplay and one for Best Director ("Annie Hall").

He has more screenwriting Academy Award nominations than any other writer.

Born: November 30, 1935
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, USA
Age: 88 years old

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Articles and Photos

Sinatra Snaps the Fight of the Century
Sinatra does it his way and secures a ringside seat as a photographer for the "Fight of the Century" between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
March 8, 1971

Married Life

1997-12-23 American filmmaker Woody Allen, 62 weds Soon-Yi Previn 27, adopted daughter of Mia Farrow in civil ceremony at Palazzo Cavalli in Venice, Italy, presided over by Mayor Massimo Cacciari

Historical Events

1977-04-20 "Annie Hall", directed by Woody Allen and starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1978)
1986-02-07 Woody Allen film "Hannah and Her Sisters" starring Mia Farrow, Michael Caine, Dianne Wiest and an ensemble cast is released in the US
2014-01-12 Woody Allen receives the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards

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