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Taylor Hackford

American film director, and president of the Directors Guild of America

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Also known as Taylor Edwin Hackford

Born: December 31, 1944
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2015-07-21
2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Proleksis Encyclopedia
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Birthplace: Santa Barbara
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: film director
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, film producer
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, trade unionist
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Education: University of Southern California
, Santa Barbara High School
Spouse: Helen Mirren(since 1997)
, Lynne Littman(1977–1982)
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Taylor Edwin Hackford is an American film director and former president of the Directors Guild of America. He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Teenage Father (1979). Hackford went on to direct a number of highly regarded feature films, including An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), The Devil's Advocate (1997) and Ray (2004), for the latter of which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture.

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Given name: Taylor
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-07-21
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Nominations: Academy Award for Best Director(January 25, 2005) for work: Ray · statement is subject of: 77th Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture(January 25, 2005) for work: Ray · statement is subject of: 77th Academy Awards · together with: Stuart Benjamin, Howard Baldwin
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Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film(February 20, 1979) for work: Teenage Father · statement is subject of: 51st Academy Awards
Awards: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film(April 9, 1979) for work: Teenage Father · statement is subject of: 51st Academy Awards
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Member of: Peace Corps
Family name: Hackford
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Virtual International Authority FileRetrieved 2018-11-04
2.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
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Related category: Category:Films directed by Taylor Hackford category contains: film directed by this person
Start of work period: 1971
Child: Rio Hackford
Name in native language: Taylor Hackford

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