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1973–present. Notable work. Metropolitan (1990) The Last Days of Disco (1998) Love & Friendship (2016) John Whitney Stillman (born January 25, 1952) is an American writer-director and actor known for his 1990 film Metropolitan, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Whit Stillman is an American director, writer and actor known for his witty and stylish comedies of manners. He has made eight feature films, including Metropolitan, Barcelona and Love & Friendship, and has been nominated for an Oscar and won several awards.
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Whit Stillman. Director: Love & Friendship. Whit Stillman was born in 1952 and raised in Cornwall in upstate New York, the son of a impoverished debutante from Philadelphia and a Democratic politician from Washington D.C. Stillman graduated from Harvard in 1973 and started out as a journalist in Manhattan, New York City. In 1980 he met and married his Spanish wife while on an assignment in ...
- January 25, 1952
Aug 30, 2020 · Whit Stillman (director): I’ve been homeless since I sold my apartment to finance Metropolitan. I started writing the script in the summer of ‘84 at night, and on weekends, and vacations.
Apr 29, 2016 · The director of Metropolitan, The Last Days of Disco, and Love & Friendship talks about his creative process, his love of books, and his challenges of recreating different periods. He also reveals his plans for a sequel to Love & Friendship and his admiration for Jane Austen.
Aug 6, 2015 · How the low-budget film about Manhattan's upper-crust preppies became a surprise indie hit in 1990. Read interviews with the director and cast members about the challenges and joys of making the movie.
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Whit Stillman is the writer/director of five films: the Oscar-nominated Metropolitan (1990), Barcelona (1994), The Last Days of Disco (1998), Damsels in Distress (2011), and the Jane Austen adaptation Love & Friendship (2015). He started out in journalism and book publishing and has written two novels related to his movies.
