Terry George
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Terry George (born December 20, 1952) is an Irish screenwriter and director.
Born and raised in Belfast, much of his film work (e.g. The Boxer, Some Mother's Son, and In the Name of the Father) involves the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
His other films include Hotel Rwanda, Hart's War and A Bright Shining Lie.
He and his family, wife, the former Margaret Higgins, daughter Oorlagh, and son, Seamus, divide their time between County Down, Northern Ireland and Pleasantville, New York, United States.
He faced deportation from the United States but was allowed to remain following Irish-American lobbying efforts on his behalf. His wife is a naturalized United States citizen, and their son is a United States citizen by birth.
[edit] Personal milestones
1971: Arrested as a teenager for suspicion of involvement with the terrorist Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). George became involved with the Irish Republican Socialist Party; he was arrested and sentenced to six years in prison and was released in 1978 for good behavior.
1981: Moved to New York City.
1985: Made his American stage debut as playwright of The Tunnel, a drama based on his imprisonment in Belfast. Also this year he had his first collaboration with Jim Sheridan, who directed and starred.
1986: Researched the non-fiction book The Pizza Connection with Shana Alexander.
1993: Made his debut as screenwriter and assistant director with In the Name of the Father, starring Daniel Day Lewis, and directed and co-written by Jim Sheridan.
1996: Directed and scripted the film Some Mother's Son, starring Helen Mirren and Fionnula Flanagan.
2000–present: Served as executive producer and co-creator of the CBS fall drama The District with Craig T. Nelson, David O'Hara and Lynne Thigpen.
2002: With Billy Ray, received screenplay credit for the World War II drama Hart's War.
2004: Directed, produced and co-wrote Hotel Rwanda, which starred Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo.
2007: Along with fellow film writer, William Monahan and famed musician, Van Morrison, Terry George will be honored at the second annual "Oscar Wilde: Honoring Irish Writing in Film", held at the Ebell Wilshire in Los Angeles, CA on February 22.
2007: Directed the highly-anticipated film Reservation Road, due in theaters in November, 2007 and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, and Academy Award winning actresses Jennifer Connelly and Mira Sorvino.
