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Neal Jimenez Biography (1960-)

Full name, Neal Randall Jimenez; born May 22, 1960, in Sacramento, CA; son ofJoseph and Marcille Yvonne (Gass) Jimenez; married Beheroze Shroff, November15, 1986. Career: Screenwriter and director. Freelance journalist, 1980-82. Member: Writers Guild of America, West. Awards, Honors:Focus Award, 1987, Gijon International Film Festival Award, best screenplay,1987, PEN Award, best screenplay, 1988, and Independent Spirit Award, Independent Feature Project, all for River's Edge; Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, 1992, Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival, and Independent Spirit Awards, best first feature and best screenplay, all for The Waterdance. Addresses: Agent: Hohman Maybunk Lieb, 9229 West Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069-3402.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Screenwriter, director

Birth Details

May 22, 1960

Sacramento, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Director
• (With Michael Steinberg) The Waterdance, Samuel Goldwyn, 1992
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• (With Peter Silverman) Where the River Runs Black (adapted from David Kendall's novel Lazaro), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1986
• River's Edge, Hemdale/Island, 1986
• (With Marshall Brickman and Lindy Laub) For the Boys, Twentieth Century- Fox, 1991
• The Waterdance, Samuel Goldwyn, 1992
• The Dark Wind (adapted from a novel by Tony Hillerman), Live HomeVideo, 1993
• Sleep with Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994
• Hideaway, TriStar, 1995
• (Uncredited) Outbreak, Warner Bros., 1995
• Round Rock (based on the novel by Michelle Huneven), 2000
• Other
• Contributor to periodicals, including California and L. A. Weekly.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• American Film, January 1988, .
• Rolling Stone, April 23, 1987, .*