Ethan Coen Biography (1957-)

Born September 21, 1957, in St. Louis Park, MN (some sources say Minneapolis,MN); son of Edward (a professor of economics) and Rena (an art historian anduniversity teacher) Coen; brother of Joel Coen (a director and screenwriter); mar ried Hilary, December 1985 (divorced); married Tricia Cooke (a film editor). Addresses: Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Producer, screenwriter, editor, director
Birth Details
September 21, 1957
St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Producer, director, and (with brother Joel Coen, under joint pseudonym Roderick Jaynes) editor, Blood Simple, Circle Releasing Corp., 1984
  • Producer and (uncredited) director, Raising Arizona, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
  • Producer and (uncredited) director, Miller's Crossing, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
  • Producer, editor (as Roderick Jaynes), and (uncredited) director, Barton Fink, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
  • Producer and (uncredited) director, The Hudsucker Proxy (also known as Hudsucker-Der grosse Sprung), Warner Bros., 1994
  • Producer, editor (as Roderick Jaynes), and (uncredited) director, Fargo, Gramercy, 1996
  • Producer and (as Roderick Jaynes) editor, The Big Lebowski, Gramercy, 1998
  • Producer, To the White Sea, 2000
  • Producer and (as Roderick Jaynes) editor, O Brother, Where Art Thou? (also known as O' Brother), 2000
  • Executive producer, Down from the Mountain, 2000
  • Producer, editor (as Roderick Jaynes), and (uncredited) director, TheMan Who Wasn't There, USA Films, 2001
  • Producer and (as Roderick Jaynes) editor, Intolerable Cruelty, 2003
  • Executive producer, Bad Santa, Dimension Films, 2003
  • Film Appearances
  • Himself, Down from the Mountain, Cowboy Booking International, 2000
  • Himself, Minnesota Nice, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2003
  • Television Work
  • Pilots
  • Consultant, Fargo, CBS, 1997
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Inside the Academy Awards, TNT, 1997
  • Inside Look: Down from the Mountain, 2000
  • Intimate Portrait: Holly Hunter, Lifetime, 2000
  • Episodic
  • Independent Focus, 1998
  • Also appeared in American Cinema, PBS.
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • with Joel Coen
  • (Under joint pseudonym Roderick Jaynes) Blood Simple, Circle Releasing Corp., 1984
  • (With Sam Raimi) Crimewave (also known as The XYZ Murders and Broken Hearts and Noses), limited release, Columbia, 1986
  • Raising Arizona, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
  • Miller's Crossing, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
  • Barton Fink, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
  • (With Raimi) The Hudsucker Proxy (also known as Hudsucker-Der grosse Sprung), Warner Bros., 1994
  • Fargo, Gramercy, 1996
  • The Big Lebowski, Gramercy, 1998
  • The Naked Man, 1998
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? (also known as O' Brother), 2000
  • To the White Sea, 2000
  • The Man Who Wasn't There, USA Films, 2001
  • A Fever in the Blood, 2002
  • Intolerable Cruelty, 2003
  • Bad Santa, Dimension Films, 2003
  • Television Specials
  • Special material, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
  • Books
  • with Joel Coen
  • Blood Simple: An Original Screenplay, St. Martin's (New York), 1988
  • Raising Arizona: An Original Screenplay, St. Martin's, 1988
  • Barton Fink; Miller's Crossing, Faber (Boston, MA), 1991
  • Gates of Eden (short stories), 1998
  • The Drunken Driver Has the Right of Way (poems), Crown, 2001
  • Other
  • Contributor to periodicals, including Playboy.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Russell, Carolyn R., The Films of Joel and Ethan Coen, McFarland & Company, 2000
    Periodicals
    • Entertainment Weekly, April 1, 1994, pp. 30-33
    • Interview, March, 1996, pp. 56-58
    • Los Angeles Magazine, March, 1998, pp. 112-114
    • New York Times Magazine, July 8, 1990, pp. 23-26, 29-30, 45
    • Texas Monthly, August, 2000, p. 23