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Art Linson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Art Linson (born 1942) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. His directorial debut was the 1980 comedy, Where the Buffalo Roam, which was loosely based on stories by Hunter S. Thompson and starred Bill Murray as the writer. He also directed 1984's The Wild Life. Linson has produced many films including Car Wash, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Fight Club, Melvin and Howard and the Brian De Palma films The Untouchables, Casualties of War, and The Black Dahlia. He has worked with Michael Mann, David Mamet, and Cameron Crowe. He produced Sunset Strip with his son John. His writing credits include the film American Hot Wax and two books, What Just Happened? Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line (ISBN 1-58234-240-7), which was adapted into the film What Just Happened, and A Pound of Flesh: Perilous Tales of How to Produce Movies in Hollywood (ISBN 0-8021-3551-X). He is an executive producer for the FX drama series Sons of Anarchy. Linson produced a film based on the band The Runaways, with his son John Linson as a co-producer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Art Linson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Mar 15, 1942 In Chicago, Illinois, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
5
First Appeared:
In the movie Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1999-12-21
Latest Project:
Movie The Making of 'Heat' 2005-02-22
Known For
Poster of The Making of 'Heat'
Poster of The Untouchables: The Classic
Poster of The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
Poster of The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
Filmography
Movie The Making of 'Heat' Self 2005-02-22
Movie The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast Self 2004-10-05
Movie The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre Self 2004-10-05
Movie The Untouchables: The Classic Self 2004-10-05
Movie Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1999-12-21