# John Ridley

> American writer and director

**Wikidata**: [Q362930](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q362930)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ridley)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-ridley

## Summary

John Ridley was born in October 1965 in Milwaukee.[1] His field is literature and film.[2]He has worked as a film director, screenwriter, novelist, writer, science fiction writer, and executive producer. He attended New York University, Homestead High School, and Indiana University.He received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.[3]


## References

1. BnF authorities
2. Integrated Authority File
3. Czech National Authority Database
4. [Source](https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2014)
5. BlackPast.org
6. International Standard Name Identifier
7. Virtual International Authority File
8. Freebase Data Dumps
9. IMDb
10. Open Library
11. CONOR.SI
12. Goodreads
13. The Movie Database
14. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File
15. [Source](https://www.podchaser.com/creators/john-ridley-107aNKeGow/appearances)