Simon Beaufoy
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| Simon Beaufoy | |
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| Born | 1967 (age 45–46) Keighley, West Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
Simon Beaufoy (born 1967) is a British screenwriter.[1] Born in Keighley, he was educated at Malsis School in Cross Hills, Ermysted's Grammar School and Sedbergh School, he read English at St Peter's College, Oxford and graduated from Arts University Bournemouth. In 1997 he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for The Full Monty. He went on to win the 2009 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Slumdog Millionaire as well as winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA award.[2]
Beaufoy has recently completed adaptations of The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday,[3] and a new adaptation of The Full Monty as a stage play.[4]
Filmography [edit]
- Yellow (1996)
- The Full Monty (1997)
- Among Giants (1998)
- Closer (1998)
- The Darkest Light (1999)
- This Is Not a Love Song (2001)
- Blow Dry (2001)
- Yasmin (2004)
- Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
- Burn Up (2008) (miniseries)
- Slumdog Millionaire (2008) (won a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay and an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 127 Hours (2010)
- Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
References [edit]
- ^ McFarlane, Brian. "Beaufoy, Simon". Encyclopedia of British Film. BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ Telegraph.co.uk
- ^ The Full Monty on stage: the boys are back in town The Guardian,10 February 2013.Retrieved 12 February 2013.
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