Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.
Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Taymor, 2022 Tokyo International Film Festival | |
| Born | December 15, 1952 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq Oberlin College (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Film and stage director, screenwriter |
| Partner | Elliot Goldenthal (1980–present) |
| Relatives | Danya Taymor (niece)[1] |
| Website | julietaymor |
Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director and writer of theater, opera, and film. Her stage adaptation of The Lion King debuted in 1997 and received eleven Tony Award nominations, with Taymor receiving Tony Awards for her direction and costume design. Her 2002 film Frida, about Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, was nominated for five Academy Awards, including a Best Original Song nomination for Taymor's composition "Burn It Blue". She also directed the 2007 jukebox musical film Across the Universe, based on the music of the Beatles.
- ^ Ryzik, Melena (February 22, 2024). "On the Road With 'The Outsiders,' Where the Greasers and Socs Rumbled". The New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
Previous Page Next Page
