Lem Dobbs

Birth Name:

Anton Lemuel Kitaj

Birth Place:

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Writer, Script department, Producer, Actor, Stunts

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․"
Won a Bram Stoker Award for Screenplay for "Dark City" in 1999
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․"

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