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Pages in category "Writers from Illinois" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 270 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Films set in Illinois" The following 113 pages are in this category, out of 113 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Philip K. Dick, science-fiction author, stories became films Blade Runner, Minority Report, Total Recall; Augustus Dickens, brother of Charles Dickens (born in England) Annamary Dickey, opera singer; Basil Dickey, screenwriter; Frances Dickinson, physician, clubwoman, writer; Johnny Dickshot, MLB outfielder 1936–45
The latter arranged to get many of his novels and short stories made into films. After publishing over a dozen novels in the 1930s, he started writing for movies in the 1940s. In 1948 alone, four Luke Short novels appeared as movies. Among his notable film credits are Ramrod (1947) and Blood on the Moon (1948).
Although not set in the city's limits, the John Hughes directed films Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink (1986) (#1 film in U.S.), and Weird Science take place in the fictional town of Shermer, Illinois, which is based on Northbrook, Illinois. A scene of Weird Science was filmed at Northbrook Court mall.
Roger Joseph Ebert (/ ˈ iː b ər t / EE-bərt; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter and author.He was the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013.
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Three of Goldman's scripts have been voted into the Writers Guild of America hall-of-fame's 101 Greatest Screenplays list. [ 25 ] In his book evaluating Goldman's work, William Goldman: The Reluctant Storyteller (2014), Sean Egan said Goldman's achievements were made "without ever lunging for the lowest common denominator.