Gary Ross
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Early life and education
Gary Ross was born on November 3, 1956,[1] in Los Angeles, California,[2] the son of Gail and Arthur A. Ross, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter (Brubaker).[3] His family is Jewish.[4]
He attended (though did not graduate from) the University of Pennsylvania.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Career
Ross worked as a fisherman, worked on Ted Kennedy's 1980 Presidential campaign, consulted on both Michael Dukakis 1988 presidential campaign's and Bill Clinton's presidential campaigns, and wrote a novel before being hired to write screenplays for Paramount Pictures.[5]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Big was his first produced screenplay. Co-written with Anne Spielberg (sister of Steven), it led to an Academy Award nomination and a Writers Guild of America Award.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He went on to write several other successful films, including Dave in 1993.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 1998, he wrote and directed Pleasantville, and in 2003, he wrote, directed and produced Seabiscuit, based on Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand. The film earned seven Academy Award nominations.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Ross took on the high-profile project of co-adapting and directing the film adaptation of the first book in Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games trilogy. The film was released on March 23, 2012, and earned $672.8 million worldwide. Although the film was financially and critically successful, Ross opted to not adapt or direct the sequels, citing the rushed production schedule (particularly for both writing and directing) as his main reason.[6]
Ross also wrote and produced the animated feature The Tale of Despereaux, based on the Newbery Medal-winning children's book by Kate DiCamillo.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". His first book, Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind, was published by Candlewick Press in 2012. A children's book, it is written completely in verse.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
His next two films as a director and writer were the period drama Free State of Jones (2016) and the heist film Ocean's 8 (2018).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Hitchhiker | No | Yes | No | Television series (episode: "Man of Her Dreams") |
| 1988 | Big | No | Yes | Co-producer | |
| 1992 | Mr. Baseball | No | Yes | No | |
| 1993 | Dave | No | Yes | No | |
| 1994 | Lassie | No | Yes | No | |
| 1995 | The Misery Brothers | No | No | No | Actor - Redwood Stump |
| 1997 | Trial and Error | No | No | Yes | |
| 1998 | Pleasantville | Yes | Yes | Yes | Directorial Debut |
| 2003 | Seabiscuit | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2008 | The Tale of Despereaux | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2012 | The Hunger Games | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2016 | Free State of Jones | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2018 | Ocean's 8 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| TBA | Desert Warrior | No | Yes | No |
Awards and nominations
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References
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