Lem Dobbs Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Bram Stoker Award for Screenplay for "Dark City" in 1999
• In 1992, his screenplay for "Kafka" was nominated for Best Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards
• In 1999, he won a Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Dark City․"
• Had a passion for film when he was a child, and grew up not only watching movies, but also learning about directing and discovering who the actors in his favorite films were
• Quote: "I realized as I became successful as a writer that I live a life of absolute freedom․ And I jealously guard it․"
• Quote: "I was always somehow going to make movies, even before you even know what that means․"
• Has collaborated with director Steven Soderbergh on multiple occasions, notably on "Kafka," "Limey" and "Haywire․"
• Though they were unproduced, his screenplays "Edward Ford" and "The Marvel of the Haunted Castle" earned him notice in Hollywood
• Though he was born in the United Kingdom, he holds dual British and American citizenship
• Took the last name of his professional name from a character played by Humphrey Bogart in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre․"