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John Patrick Shanley

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October 03, 1950 in New York City - The Bronx, The United States

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Shanley was born in The Bronx, New York City, to a telephone operator mother and a meat-packer father. He is a graduate of New York University, and is a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre.

For his script for the 1987 film, Moonstruck, Shanley won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.

In 1990, Shanley directed his script of Joe Versus the Volcano. Shanley also wrote two songs for the movie: "Marooned Without You" and "The Cowboy Song."

In 2004 Shanley was inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame.

In 2005, Shanley's play Doubt: A Parable was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Drama Desk Award and Tony Award for Best Play. Doubt: A Parable...more

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Books by John Patrick Shanley

Average rating: 4.07 · 3,924 ratings · 210 reviews · 20 distinct works

	Doubt 4.10 avg rating — 3,292 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	My rating:
	13 by Shanley 4.10 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Danny and the Deep Blue Sea 3.89 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 1984	My rating:
	Savage in Limbo 3.93 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1998	My rating:
	the dreamer examines his pillow 3.98 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1998	My rating:
	Women of Manhattan 3.48 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1998	My rating:
	Italian American Reconciliation 3.70 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1998	My rating:
	Where's My Money? 3.55 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Welcome to the Moon and Other Plays 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1998	My rating:
	Moonstruck, Joe Versus the Volcano, and Five Corners 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1996	My rating:

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Quotes by John Patrick Shanley

“I am not a courageous person by nature. I have simply discovered that, at certain key moments in this life, you must find courage in yourself, in order to move forward and live. It is like a muscle and it must be exercised, first a little, and then more and more. All the really exciting things possible during the course of a lifetime require a little more courage than we currently have. A deep breath and a leap.”
― John Patrick Shanley, 13 by Shanley

tags: bravery , courage , life

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“Doubt requires more courage than conviction does, and more energy; because conviction is a resting place and doubt is infinite – it is a passionate exercise. You may come out of my play uncertain. You may want to be sure. Look down on that feeling. We’ve got to learn to live with a full measure of uncertainty. There is no last word. That’s the silence under the chatter of our time. ”
― John Patrick Shanley, Doubt

16 people liked it

“If I could, Sister James, I would certainly choose to live in innocence. But innocence can only be wisdom in a world without evil. Situations arise and we are confronted with wrongdoing and the need to act.”
― John Patrick Shanley, Doubt

tags: evil , good , good-vs-evil , religion , right , wrong

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