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Steven Zaillian Biography (1953-)

Born January 30, 1953 (some sources cite 1951), in California; son of Jim Zaillian (a radio news reporter, deceased); married; children: two sons. Career: Writer, director, producer, and film editor. Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination, best adapted screenplay, 1990, for Awakenings; Academy Award, best adapted screenplay, 1993, for Schindler's List..

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Writer, director, producer, film editor

Birth Details

January 30, 1953

California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Editor, Breaker! Breaker! (also known as Cindy Jo and the TexasTurnaround), 1977
• Editor, Kingdom of the Spiders, Dimension Pictures, 1977
• Editor, Starhops, First American, 1978
• Editor, Below the Belt, Atlantic, 1980
• Director, Searching for Bobby Fischer (also known as Innocent Moves), Paramount, 1993
• Executive producer and director, A Civil Action, Buena Vista, 1998
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• The Falcon and the Snowman, Orion, 1984
• Awakenings, Columbia, 1990
• Searching for Bobby Fischer (also known as Innocent Moves),Paramount, 1993
• Jack the Bear, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
• Schindler's List (based on the novel by Thomas Keneally), Universal, 1993
• (With Donald Stewart and John Milius) Clear and Present Danger, Paramount, 1994
• Twister (also known as Catch the Wind and Wind Devils), Warner Bros., 1996
• Amistad, DreamWorks, 1997
• A Civil Action (based on the book by Jonathan Harr), Buena Vista,1998

Further Reference

Adaptations:

• The feature film Mission: Impossible, released by Paramount in 1996, was based on a story by Zaillian.

• New York Times, November 15, 1998, p. 42.*

User Contributions:

1

Marlene SchwarzHobday

Jul 26, 2015 @ 3:15 pm

Hello. I just wonder if it is possible to contact Steve Zaillian or somehow get a story idea to him. I actually used to live up the street from him as a kid & remember his parents more than him. He, & his profession, came to mind when I was trying to think of a way to tell what I think is an important & interesting story.
I'm not sure if you can even help me out but I don't have any idea how to contact him about this without him thinking I am a crazy fan or something! Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for you time,
Marlene~

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