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Allison Anders Biography (1954-)

Born November 16, 1954, in Ashland, Kentucky; father, a bartender; mother, asecretary; children: Tiffany, Devon (daughters), and Reuben Goodbear (adopted). Addresses: Office: Cineville Inc., Skywalker Studios, 1861 S. BundyDr., Los Angeles, CA 90025.; Agent: Howard Cohen, United Talent Agency, 9560Wilshire Blvd., 5th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Director, screenwriter

Birth Details

November 16, 1954

Ashland, Kentucky, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• (With Dean Lent and Kurt Voss), Border Radio, International Film Marketing, 1987
• Gas Food Lodging, IRS Releasing, 1992
• Mi vida loca (docudrama; also known as My Crazy Life), SonyPictures Classics, 1994
• "Strange Brew" (some sources cite "The Missing Ingredient"), Four Rooms, Miramax, 1995
• Grace of My Heart, Gramercy, 1996
• Sugar Town, October Films, 1999
• Things behind the Sun, Behind the Sun Productions, 2001
• Film Work
• Production assistant, Paris, Texas, 1984
• Executive producer, Lover Girl (also known as Lover Girls),Bedford Entertainment, 1997
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• Independent Spirit: Close Up, Bravo, 1993
• Welcome to Hollywood, 1998
• Indie Sex: Taboos, 2001
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Border Radio, International Film Marketing, 1987
• Gas Food Lodging (based on the novel Don't Look and It Won't Hurt by Richard Peck), IRS Releasing, 1992
• Mi vida loca (docudrama; also known as My Crazy Life), SonyPictures Classics, 1994
• "Strange Brew" (some sources cite "The Missing Ingredient"), Four Rooms, Miramax, 1995
• Grace of My Heart, Gramercy, 1996
• Sugar Town, October Films, 1999
• Things behind the Sun, Behind the Sun Productions, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, August 21, 1992, p. 39; July 22, 1994, pp. 27-29
• Premiere, 1997, pp. 38-43; October, 1998, pp. 82-90