- Worked on farms and oil wells growing up in Texas and Oklahoma.
- Was a star linebacker on his prep-school football team.
- Did graduate work in philosophy at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship; studied literature at the Sorbonne in Paris.
- Taught philosophy at MIT and worked as a magazine writer (for Life and Newsweek) in the late 1960s.
- Was a member of the AFI Center for Advanced Film Studies' first graduating class.
David di Donatello Awards
Bodil Awards
Robert Awards
Oscar
Cannes Film Festival
César Awards
Berlin Film Festival
Directors Guild of America Awards
Golden Globe
Writers Guild Awards
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