Terrence Malick

American film director and screenwriter (born 1943)
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Terrence Malick

Summary

Terrence Malick is a human[1]. He was born in Ottawa[2]. He was born on November 30, 1943[3]. He worked as a screenwriter[4], film director[5], film producer[6], journalist[7], and translator[8]. He ranks in the top 0.46% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,041 views/month, #4,634 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Terrence Malick's place of birth was Ottawa[2].
  • Terrence Malick was born on November 30, 1943[3].
  • Terrence Malick held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Terrence Malick's professions included screenwriter[4].
  • Terrence Malick's professions included film director[5].
  • Terrence Malick's professions included film producer[6].
  • Terrence Malick worked as a journalist[7].
  • Terrence Malick worked as a translator[8].
  • Terrence Malick's professions included film actor[11].
  • Terrence Malick was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
  • Terrence Malick was educated at Magdalen College[13].
  • Terrence Malick's education included a stint at St. Stephen's Episcopal School[14].
  • Terrence Malick's education included a stint at Harvard College[15].
  • Terrence Malick was educated at American Film Institute[16].
  • Terrence Malick's education included a stint at University of Toronto Mississauga[17].
  • Terrence Malick's education included a stint at University of Oxford[18].
  • Terrence Malick received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[19].
  • Terrence Malick received the Rhodes Scholarship[20].
  • Terrence Malick received the National Board of Review Award for Best Film[21].
  • Terrence Malick received the Cannes Best Director Award[22].
  • Terrence Malick received the Palme d'Or[23].
  • Terrence Malick received the Golden Bear[24].
  • Terrence Malick was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[25].
  • Terrence Malick was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society[26].
  • Terrence Malick was a member of Writers Guild of America West[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Terrence Malick was born in Ottawa[2]. He was born on November 30, 1943[3].

Education

Educated at Magdalen College[13], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1458[30]; St. Stephen's Episcopal School[14], a boarding school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1950[33]; Harvard College[15], a college[34], in United States[35], founded in 1636[36]; American Film Institute[16], a film school[37], in United States[38], founded in 1967[39], headquartered in Los Angeles[40]; University of Toronto Mississauga[17], a campus[41], in Canada[42], founded in 1967[43]; and University of Oxford[18], a collegiate university[44], in United Kingdom[45], founded in 1096[46], headquartered in Oxford[47].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter[4], film director[5], film producer[6], journalist[7], translator[8], and film actor[11]. Terrence Malick was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[19], a fellowship award[48]; Rhodes Scholarship[20], a scholarship[49], in United Kingdom[50], founded in 1902[51]; National Board of Review Award for Best Film[21], a class of award[52], in United States[53]; Cannes Best Director Award[22], a Cannes Film Festival Awards[54], in France[55], founded in 1947[56]; Palme d'Or[23], a Cannes Film Festival Awards[57], in France[58], founded in 1955[59], headquartered in Cannes[60]; and Golden Bear[24], a film award[61], in Germany[62], founded in 1951[63], headquartered in Berlin[64].

Personal Life

Terrence Malick's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[65].

Why It Matters

Terrence Malick ranks in the top 0.46% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,041 views/month, #4,634 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] He is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

FAQs

Where was Terrence Malick born?

Terrence Malick's place of birth was Ottawa[2].

What did Terrence Malick do for work?

Terrence Malick worked as screenwriter[4], film director[5], film producer[6], journalist[7], and translator[8].

Where did Terrence Malick go to school?

Terrence Malick was educated at Magdalen College[13], St. Stephen's Episcopal School[14], Harvard College[15], and American Film Institute[16].

What awards did Terrence Malick receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[19], Rhodes Scholarship[20], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[21], and Cannes Best Director Award[22].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [66] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [67] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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