John August | |
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 August in 2019 | |
| Born | John Tilton Meise August 4, 1970 Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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Michael August (m. 2008) |
| Children | 1 |
John August (born August 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is known for writing the films Go (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Frankenweenie (2012), the Disney live-action adaptation of Aladdin (2019), the novels Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (2018), Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon (2019) and Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows (2020).
He hosts the screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes with Craig Mazin, maintains an eponymous screenwriting blog and develops screenwriter-targeted software through his company, Quote-Unquote Apps.[1][2]
August is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, voting in the Writers branch.[3] In 2016, he was awarded the WGAw's Valentine Davies Award for his dignified contributions to the entertainment industry and the community-at-large, and has been nominated for a BAFTA and a Grammy.[4]
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- ^ "Latest Academy News". Oscars.org – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. September 10, 2014.
- ^ "Screenwriter John August to Receive WGAW's 2016 Valentine Davies Award". Retrieved December 8, 2017.