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Brian De Palma: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Brian Russell De Palma
  • Birth Place: Newark, NJ
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/11/1940, Virgo
  • Profession: Director; screenwriter; producer
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Brian De Palma Fast Facts:
  • Initially majored in physics at Columbia University before turning his attention to filmmaking.
  • Made his debut film, the 1960 short Icarus, while at Columbia.
  • Was fired by Warner Bros. during production of his first studio film, the offbeat 1972 comedy Get to Know Your Rabbit.
  • Rose to fame with his 1976 adaptation of the Stephen King novel Carrie, which starred Sissy Spacek in an Oscar-nominated turn as the title character.
  • Often compared to Alfred Hitchcock—and sometimes accused of stealing from him—due to similarities between Hitchcock films and De Palma's thrillers like Sisters (1973) and Dressed to Kill (1980).
  • Brian De Palma Relationships:
  • Anthony De Palma - Father
  • Bart De Palma - Brother
  • Bruce De Palma - Brother
  • Darnell Gregorio-De Palma - Ex-wife
  • Gale Anne Hurd - Ex-wife
  • Lolita - Daughter
  • Margot Kidder - Ex-significant Other
  • Nancy Allen - Ex-wife
  • Piper - Daughter
  • Vivienne De Palma - Mother
  • College:
  • Columbia University, New York, NY (BA, 1962); Sarah Lawrence College, Yonkers, NY (MFA, 1964)
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