Terry Zwigoff
Terry Zwigoff (born May 18, 1949 in Appleton , Wisconsin ) is an American film director and musician .
Career
In 1985 Zwigoff made his directorial debut, the documentary Louie Bluie about the blues musician Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong . Zwigoff became known with the award-winning documentary Crumb about the comic artist Robert Crumb . He then received the offer, Wild Man Blues on Woody Allen's Jazz Band to turn "Woody Allen with the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band". Zwigoff, however , gave preference to Ghost World , the real-life version of the comic strip of the same name by Daniel Clowes . Zwigoff worked again with Clowes for Art School Confidential , but the film failed to build on the success of Ghost World .
Filmography
- 1985: Louie Bluie
- 1994: Crumb
- 2001: Ghost World
- 2003: Bad Santa
- 2006: Art School Confidential
Awards (selection)
- 1994: Grand Jury Prize of the Sundance Film Festival for Crumb
- 1995: National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary for Crumb
- 1995: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Documentary for Crumb
- 2001: Award for "Best First Screenplay" at the Independent Spirit Awards for Ghost World
- 2002: Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for Ghost World
Web links
- Terry Zwigoff in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Interview with Terry Zwigoff on The AV Club
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview with Terry Zwigoff on The AV Club, accessed January 23, 2013.
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SURNAME | Zwigoff, Terry |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film director and musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1949 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Appleton , Wisconsin |