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Ethan Coen: Biography

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  • Birth Place: St. Louis Park, MN
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/21/1957, Virgo
  • Profession: Screenwriter; director; producer; editor
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Ethan Coen Fast Facts:
  • Worked from 1979 to 1980 as a statistical typist for Macy's in New York City.
  • Edits his films with his brother Joel under the pseudonym Roderick Jaynes; they've even been nominated for two Academy Awards under the AKA.
  • Published his first book, the short-story collection Gates of Eden, in 1998; poetry collection The Drunken Driver Has the Right of Way followed in 2001.
  • Won Screenwriter of the Year at the London Film Critics Awards in 1996 for Fargo and in 2001 for The Man Who Wasn't There; was nominated for the same award for 1998's The Big Lebowski, all cowritten by brother Joel.
  • Was not officially credited for his codirecting work with Joel until the 2004 comedy The Ladykillers.
  • In 2008, his play Almost an Evening debuted off-Broadway on Atlantic Stage 2...not long after he and his brother were nominated for multiple Oscars for their 2007 film No Country for Old Men. (The film copped four, including the Best Picture award.)
  • The 2009 film A Serious Man (another effort with his brother) was notable in that it reflected the Coens' Jewish backgrounds as it examined Judaism and faith.
  • In 2011, he and his brother took on a project based somewhat on the career of 1960s folksinger Dave Van Ronk.
  • Ethan Coen Relationships:
  • Buster - Son
  • Debbie Coen - Sister
  • Dusty - Daughter
  • Edward Coen - Father
  • Hilary - Ex-wife
  • Joel Coen - Brother
  • Rena Coen - Mother
  • Tricia Cooke - Wife
  • Ethan Coen Awards:
  • 2002 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2000 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 1996 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Winner
  • 1996 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 2008 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2008 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 2007 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
  • 2007 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Winner
  • 2007 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Winner
  • 2009 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 2009 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 1997 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2009 BAFTA Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Nominee
  • 2008 BAFTA Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Nominee
  • 2007 BAFTA Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay - Nominee
  • 2007 BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Nominee
  • 2007 BAFTA Awards: Best Director - Winner
  • 2000 BAFTA Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Nominee
  • 1996 BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Nominee
  • 1996 BAFTA Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Nominee
  • 2010 BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Nominee
  • 2010 BAFTA Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay - Nominee
  • 2010 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 2010 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 2010 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
  • College:
  • Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (BA in Philosophy, 1979); attended Simon's Rock College of Bard, Great Barrington, MA
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