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Paul Verhoeven: Biography

  • Birth Place: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/18/1938, Cancer
  • Profession: Director; producer; screenwriter
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Paul Verhoeven Fast Facts:
  • Was an officer in the Royal Dutch Navy film corps in the '60s, helming documentaries such as 1965's Het Korps Mariniers (The Royal Dutch Marine Corps).
  • His movie Turkish Delight was nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 1973 and his World War II drama Soldier of Orange was nominated in the same category at the 1980 Golden Globes.
  • Made his English-language debut with the 1985 medieval drama Flesh + Blood, starring fellow Dutchman Rutger Hauer.
  • Surprised organizers of the Golden Raspberry Awards by showing up to accept the Worst Director honor for his 1995 critical and commercial bomb Showgirls.
  • Paul Verhoeven Relationships:
  • Claudia Verhoeven - Daughter
  • Helen Verhoeven - Daughter
  • Martine Verhoeven - Wife
  • College:
  • University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands (PhD in Mathematics and Physics)
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