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Anthony Minghella: Biography

Anthony Minghella

Birth Place: Ryde, Isle of Wight, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/06/1954, Capricorn
Date of Death: 03/18/2008
Profession: Director; producer; screenwriter

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Anthony Minghella Fast Facts:

Family owns a well-known ice cream shop on the Isle of Wight.
Wrote his first play in 1981, Whale Music, and went on to pen the politically charged Made in Bangkok, which won Best Play from the London Critics' Circle.
Made his feature-film directorial debut with the 1991 supernatural romance Truly Madly Deeply, for which he won a Best Original Screenplay BAFTA.
His breakthrough movie, 1995's The English Patient, was nominated for 12 Oscars and won nine, including Best Director and Best Picture.
Collaborated with his wife, prominent choreographer Carolyn Choa, on a 2006 production of Madame Butterfly at New York City's Metropolitan Opera.

Anthony Minghella Relationships:
Carolyn Choa - Wife
Dominic Minghella - Brother
Edana Minghella - Sister
Edward Minghella - Father
Gioia Minghella - Sister
Gloria Minghella - Mother
Hannah Minghella - Daughter
Loretta Minghella - Sister
Max Minghella - Son
Anthony Minghella Awards:
1997 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
2000 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
2004 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1996 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
1996 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
1999 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
2008 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
College:
University of Hull, Hull, Yorkshire, England (BA in English and Drama, 1975)

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