Mr.
John Thomas Sayles
Independent
Filmmaker; Actor; Writer (playwright, novelist)
Area
Humanities and Arts
Specialty
Performing Arts
Elected
2005
Film Director; Actor; Playwright; Film Editor. Directed the films The Return of the Secaucus Seven, Eight Men Out, Passion Fish, and Lone Star. Directed several plays and wrote a number of novels. Awards include a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, O. Henry Award for I-80 Nebraska, and the Writers Guild of America Hunter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Writing. Author of Union Dues.
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