Keir Pearson
Keir John Pearson (born December 15, 1966 in San Francisco , California ) is an American screenwriter and former rower .
Life
Pearson studied at the Tisch School of the Arts and participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics as a member of the American rowing team. In 1997 he finished his studies at New York University . He received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1990 . At the beginning of the 2000s he was involved in documentaries as an editor.
Together with Terry George , he developed the script for the film Hotel Rwanda , which is set against the backdrop of the genocide in Rwanda . For this purpose, the two were in 2005 u. a. Nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Screenplay category. Pearson did extensive on-site research for the film's basic story in the late 1990s and attempted to sell the material in Hollywood in 2001, where he eventually came across Terry George, who also directed the material.
He was involved as a screenwriter on the film Cesar Chavez (2014).
Web links
- Keir Pearson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Keir Pearson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ harvardmagazine.com, accessed on February 26, 2016
- ↑ lccn.loc.gov, accessed February 26, 2016
- ↑ harvardmagazine.com, accessed on February 26, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pearson, Keir |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pearson, Keir John (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco , California , United States |