# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/curtis-hanson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:47:29.391Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/curtis-hanson"
name: "Curtis Hanson"
slug: "curtis-hanson"
description: "Curtis Lee Hanson was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Reno, Nevada, Hanson grew up in Los Angeles. After dropping out of high school, Hanson worked as photographer and editor for Cinema magazine. In the 1970s, Hanson participated as a writer for the horror film The Dunwich Horror (1970) and made his directorial debut the B-Movie Sweet Kill (1973), where he lacked creative control to fulfill his vision. While Hanson continued directing, he rose to prominence screenwriting critically acclaimed films such as The Silent Partner (1978), White Dog (1982), and Never Cry Wolf (1983)."
tagline: "American filmmaker (1945–2016)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Curtis_Hanson.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Directors"
  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
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birthDate: "1945-03-24"
deathDate: "2016-09-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             1.445407313370252
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump