John Patrick Shanley




John Patrick Shanley

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born
October 03, 1950

gender
male

place of birth
New York City - The Bronx, The United States


about this author

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...more




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Doubt: A Parable Doubt: A Parable
by John Patrick Shanley
avg rating 4.11 — 503 ratings — published 2005
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13 by Shanley: Thirteen Plays 13 by Shanley: Thirteen Plays (Applause American Masters Series)
by John Patrick Shanley
avg rating 4.00 — 59 ratings — published 1992
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Danny and the Deep Blue Sea Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
by John Patrick Shanley
avg rating 3.86 — 44 ratings — published 1984
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Savage in Limbo. Savage in Limbo.
by John Patrick Shanley
avg rating 4.04 — 24 ratings — published 1998
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The Dreamer Examines His Pillo... The Dreamer Examines His Pillow.
by John Patrick Shanley
avg rating 3.81 — 21 ratings — published 1998
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Italian American Reconciliatio... Italian American Reconciliation.
by John Patrick Shanley
avg rating 3.60 — 15 ratings — published 1998
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Women of Manhattan. Women of Manhattan.
by John Patrick Shanley
avg rating 3.31 — 16 ratings — published 1998
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Moonstruck, Joe Versus the Vol... Moonstruck, Joe Versus the Volcano, and Five Corners : Screenplays
by John Patrick Shanley
avg rating 4.25 — 12 ratings — published 1996
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Four Dogs and a Bone and the W... Four Dogs and a Bone and the Wild Goose
by John Patrick Shanley
avg rating 3.67 — 12 ratings — published 1995
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Where's My Money? Where's My Money?
by John Patrick Shanley
avg rating 3.55 — 11 ratings — published 2003
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"i don't know what your situation is but i wanted you to know what mine is not just to explain some rude behavior, but because we're on a little boat for a while and... i'm soul sick. and you're going to see that."
John Patrick Shanley (Moonstruck, Joe Versus the Volcano, and Five Corners : Screenplays)
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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: A Parable)
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"dear god, whose name i do not know. thank you for my life. i forgot... how BIG... thank you. thank you for my life."
John Patrick Shanley (Moonstruck, Joe Versus the Volcano, and Five Corners : Screenplays)
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