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John Thomas Sayles is an American independent film director, screenwriter, actor and author.

Early life[]

Sayles was born in Schenectady, New York, the son of Mary (née Rausch), a teacher, and Donald John Sayles, a school administrator. He was raised Catholic and took to labeling himself "a Catholic atheist".  Both of Sayles's parents were of half-Irish descent.

Filmography[]

Writer/Director[]

  • Return of the Secaucus 7 (1979)
  • Lianna (1983)
  • Baby It's You (1983)
  • The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
  • Matewan (1987)
  • Eight Men Out (1988) (Also actor portraying Ring Lardner)
  • City of Hope (1991)
  • Passion Fish (1992)
  • The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
  • Lone Star (1996)
  • Men with Guns (1997)
  • Limbo (1999)
  • Sunshine State (2002)
  • Casa de los Babys (2003)
  • Silver City (2004)
  • Honeydripper (2007)
  • Amigo (2010)
  • Go for Sisters (2013)

Writer (movies)[]

  • Piranha (1978)
  • The Lady in Red (1979)
  • Alligator (1980)
  • Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
  • The Howling (1981)
  • The Challenge (with Richard Maxwell) (1982)
  • Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (with Susan Rice) (1983)
  • The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
  • Wild Thing (1987)
  • Breaking In (1989)
  • Men of War (with Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris) (1994)
  • Apollo 13 (1995) (uncredited)
  • The Spiderwick Chronicles (Co-writer with David Berenbaum and Karey Kirkpatrick) (2008)
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