Joel Coen Biography (1953?-)
Born November 29, 1953 (some sources say 1954), in St. Louis Park, MN (some sources say Minneapolis, MN); son of Edward (a professor of economics) and Rena (an art historian and university teacher) Coen; brother of Ethan Coen (a screenw riter and producer); divorced from first wife, c. 1980; married FrancesMcDormand (an actress), 1984; children: (second marriage) Pedro. Addresses: Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, screenwriter, producer, editor
- Birth Details
- November 29, 1953?
- St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Work
- Assistant editor, The Evil Dead (also known as Book of the Dead and The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror), New Line Cinema, 1980
- Assistant editor, Fear No Evil (also known as Mark of the Beast), Avco Embassy, 1981
- Director and (with brother Ethan Coen, under joint pseudonym Roderick Jaynes) editor, Blood Simple, Circle Releasing Corp., 1984
- Director, Raising Arizona, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
- Director, Miller's Crossing, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
- Director and (as Roderick Jaynes) editor, Barton Fink, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
- Director, The Hudsucker Proxy (also known as Hudsucker-Der grosse Sprung), Warner Bros., 1994
- Director and (as Roderick Jaynes) editor, Fargo, Gramercy, 1996
- Director and (as Roderick Jaynes) editor, The Big Lebowski, Gramercy, 1998
- Director and (as Roderick James) editor, O Brother, Where Art Thou? (also known as O' Brother), 2000
- Director, To The White Sea, 2000
- Executive producer, Down from the Mountain, 2000
- Director and (as Roderick James) editor, The Man Who Wasn't There,USA Films, 2001
- Executive producer, Bad Santa, Dimension Films, 2003
- Director and (as Roderick James) editor, Intolerable Cruelty, 2003
- Film Appearances
- Security guard, Spies Like Us, Warner Bros., 1985
- (Uncredited) Reporter at extension, Crimewave (also known as Broken Hearts and Noses and The XYZ Murders), 1985
- Himself, Down from the Mountain, 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
- Himself, Inside Look: Down from the Mountain, 2000
- Intimate Portrait: Holly Hunter, Lifetime, 2000
- Episodic
- Appeared in American Cinema, PBS.
- WRITINGS
- Screenplays
- with Ethan 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), 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
- Intolerable Cruelty, 2003
- Bad Santa, Dimension Films, 2003
- Books
- with Ethan 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
- Television Specials
- Writer of special material, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1996
- Russell, Carolyn R., The Films of Joel and Ethan Coen, McFarland & Company, 2000
- Entertainment Weekly, April 1, 1994, pp. 30-33; January 5, 2001, p. 73; November 30, 2001, p. 50
- 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