John Sayles

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September 28, 1950 (age 74) • Schenectady • New York

Notable Works

“A Moment in the Sun” • “Amigo” • “Baby, It’s You” • “City of Hope” • “Dillinger in Hollywood” • “Eight Men Out” • “Honeydripper” • “Lianna” • “Limbo” • “Lone Star” • “Matewan” • “Men With Guns” • “Passion Fish” • “Return of the Secaucus 7” • “Silver City” • “Sunshine State” • “The Anarchist’s Convention” • “The Brother from Another Planet” • “The Pride of the Bimbos” • “Union Dues ” • “Yellow Earth”

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