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Dustin Lance Black

American screenwriter, director and producer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1974 · age 52

Dustin Lance Black is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and LGBTQ rights activist. He is known for writing and producing the film Milk, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2009.

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2009Academy Award for Best Writing, Original ScreenplayAwardIndependent Spirit Award for Best First ScreenplayAwardPaul Selvin AwardAwardWriters Guild of America Award for Best Original ScreenplayAward2008San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Original ScreenplayAward1974Born10 June 1974

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Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay2009
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay2009
Paul Selvin Award2009
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay2009
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Original Screenplay2008

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He also wrote the screenplay for the films J. Edgar, Rustin, and created the 2022 true crime limited series Under the Banner of Heaven.

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United States
Category
Writers
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Writer / Author
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Born 1974 · age 52

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