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'''Randall Wallace''' (born [[July 28]], [[1949]], [[Jackson, Tennessee]]) is an American [[screenwriter]], [[film producer|producer]], and [[film director|director]] who wrote the screenplay for the [[Mel Gibson]] film ''[[Braveheart]]'', for which he received an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nomination for [[Best Original Screenplay]] and a [[Writers Guild of America]] award for Best Screenplay Adapted Directly for the Screen. Wallace wrote and directed the 2002 film ''[[We Were Soldiers]]'', also starring Gibson. He is currently writing the screenplay for the [[Atlas Shrugged (film)|film adaptation]] of [[Ayn Rand]]'s ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]''. |
'''Randall Wallace''' (born [[July 28]], [[1949]], [[Jackson, Tennessee]]) is an American [[screenwriter]], [[film producer|producer]], and [[film director|director]] who wrote the screenplay for the [[Mel Gibson]] film ''[[Braveheart]]'', for which he received an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nomination for [[Best Original Screenplay]] and a [[Writers Guild of America]] award for Best Screenplay Adapted Directly for the Screen. Wallace wrote and directed the 2002 film ''[[We Were Soldiers]]'', also starring Gibson. He is currently writing the screenplay for the [[Atlas Shrugged (film)|film adaptation]] of [[Ayn Rand]]'s ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]''.{{fact}} |
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Randall Wallace (born July 28, 1949, Jackson, Tennessee) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director who wrote the screenplay for the Mel Gibson film Braveheart, for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay and a Writers Guild of America award for Best Screenplay Adapted Directly for the Screen. Wallace wrote and directed the 2002 film We Were Soldiers, also starring Gibson. He is currently writing the screenplay for the film adaptation of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.[citation needed]
Biography
Born in Tennessee, Wallace spent part of his childhood there and in Virginia. He began writing stories at the age of seven and by the time he graduated from high school. Instead of pursuing a career as a screenwriter or author, however, Wallace planned on becoming a minister or a songwriter.
Wallace graduated from E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia and attended Duke University, where he was seminary student. In interviews he has acknowledged a deep commitment to Christianity, which he credits as an influence on his approach to filmmaking.[1][2]
In 1980, Wallace moved to Hollywood after trying out a career in singing and songwriting. He soon began writing short stories, novels and scripts for movies and television shows.
Wallace holds a a black belt in Karate.[2]
Selected filmography
- Braveheart (1995) – writer
- The Man In The Iron Mask (1998) – writer, director and producer
- Pearl Harbor (2001) – writer and executive producer
- We Were Soldiers (2002) – writer, director and producer
References
- ^ David, Eric (10/18/2006). "Hero Maker". Christianity Today. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b Stagg, Elizabeth (2005). "Seeking the Holy Among the Sacred and Profane". Divinity Online Edition. Four (2). Retrieved 2008-02-29.
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External links
- Randall Wallace at IMDb
- Christianity Today interview with Wallace
- Duke Divinity School's Divinity Online Edition' feature article on Wallace
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