Gus Van Sant

Summary

Gus Van Sant is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Louisville^[2]. He was born on July 24, 1952^[3]. He worked as a film director^[4], photographer^[5], screenwriter^[6], film producer^[7], and film editor^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,716 views/month, #5,081 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Gus Van Sant's place of birth was Louisville^[2].
• Gus Van Sant was born on July 24, 1952^[3].
• Gus Van Sant held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Gus Van Sant held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[11].
• English was Gus Van Sant's native language^[12].
• Gus Van Sant's professions included film director^[4].
• Gus Van Sant worked as a photographer^[5].
• Gus Van Sant worked as a screenwriter^[6].
• Gus Van Sant's professions included film producer^[7].
• Gus Van Sant's professions included film editor^[8].
• Gus Van Sant's professions included film actor^[13].
• Gus Van Sant was educated at Rhode Island School of Design^[14].
• Gus Van Sant's education included a stint at Catlin Gabel School^[15].
• Gus Van Sant was educated at Darien High School^[16].
• Gus Van Sant received the Palme d'Or^[17].
• Gus Van Sant received the Cannes Best Director Award^[18].
• Gus Van Sant is recorded as male^[19].
• Gus Van Sant's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Gus Van Sant's sexual orientation is recorded as homosexuality^[21].
• Gus Van Sant's Commons category is recorded as Gus Van Sant^[22].
• Gus Van Sant's residence is recorded as Portland^[23].
• Gus Van Sant's family name is recorded as Van Sant^[24].
• Gus Van Sant's given name is recorded as Gus^[25].
• Gus Van Sant's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gus Van Sant^[26].
• Gus Van Sant's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1952-07-24^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: c41bf429-3f3d-4d5c-95c6-a3afb6831146^[31]

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Origins and Family

Gus Van Sant was born in Louisville^[2]. He was born on July 24, 1952^[3]. English was his native language^[12].

Education

Educated at Rhode Island School of Design^[14], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1877^[34]; Catlin Gabel School^[15], a school^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1957^[37]; and Darien High School^[16], a high school^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1927^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director^[4], photographer^[5], screenwriter^[6], film producer^[7], film editor^[8], and film actor^[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Palme d'Or^[17], a Cannes Film Festival Awards^[41], in France^[42], founded in 1955^[43], headquartered in Cannes^[44] and Cannes Best Director Award^[18], a Cannes Film Festival Awards^[45], in France^[46], founded in 1947^[47].

Why It Matters

Gus Van Sant ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,716 views/month, #5,081 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

FAQs

Where was Gus Van Sant born?

Gus Van Sant's place of birth was Louisville^[2].

What did Gus Van Sant do for work?

Gus Van Sant worked as film director^[4], photographer^[5], screenwriter^[6], film producer^[7], and film editor^[8].

Where did Gus Van Sant go to school?

Gus Van Sant was educated at Rhode Island School of Design^[14], Catlin Gabel School^[15], and Darien High School^[16].

What awards did Gus Van Sant receive?

Honors received include Palme d'Or^[17] and Cannes Best Director Award^[18].