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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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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
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CREDITS
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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
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Film Appearances
- Himself, Down from the Mountain, Cowboy Booking International, 2000
- Himself, Minnesota Nice, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2003
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Television Work
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Pilots
- Consultant, Fargo, CBS, 1997
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Television Appearances
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Specials
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Inside the Academy Awards, TNT, 1997
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Inside Look: Down from the Mountain, 2000
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Intimate Portrait: Holly Hunter, Lifetime, 2000
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Episodic
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Independent Focus, 1998
- Also appeared in American Cinema, PBS.
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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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
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Raising Arizona, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
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Miller's Crossing, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
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Barton Fink, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
- (With Raimi) The Hudsucker Proxy (also known as Hudsucker-Der grosse Sprung), Warner Bros., 1994
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Fargo, Gramercy, 1996
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The Big Lebowski, Gramercy, 1998
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The Naked Man, 1998
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (also known as O' Brother), 2000
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To the White Sea, 2000
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The Man Who Wasn't There, USA Films, 2001
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A Fever in the Blood, 2002
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Intolerable Cruelty, 2003
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Bad Santa, Dimension Films, 2003
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Television Specials
- Special material, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
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Books
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with Joel Coen
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Blood Simple: An Original Screenplay, St. Martin's (New York), 1988
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Raising Arizona: An Original Screenplay, St. Martin's, 1988
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Barton Fink; Miller's Crossing, Faber (Boston, MA), 1991
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Gates of Eden (short stories), 1998
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The Drunken Driver Has the Right of Way (poems), Crown, 2001
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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
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Entertainment Weekly, April 1, 1994, pp. 30-33
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Interview, March, 1996, pp. 56-58
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Los Angeles Magazine, March, 1998, pp. 112-114
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New York Times Magazine, July 8, 1990, pp. 23-26, 29-30, 45
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Texas Monthly, August, 2000, p. 23
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