Lawrence Konner is an American screenwriter, producer and film director.
11 Facts About Lawrence Konner
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Lawrence Konner's works include the HBO series The Sopranos, for which Konner earned an Emmy nomination in 2001, and Boardwalk Empire, for which he received the WGA Award for Best New Series in 2010.
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Lawrence Konner was nominated for an Emmy for his work as writer and executive producer on the 2016 miniseries Roots.
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In 1995, Lawrence Konner produced and directed a documentary short, One Thing I Know, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, screened at the Cannes Film Festival, and won the Special Jury Prize at the USA Film Festival.
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In 2003, through his independent company, The Documentary Campaign, Lawrence Konner produced Persons of Interest, a feature-length documentary about the illegal detentions of thousands of Muslims in the aftermath of September 11, which premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Amnesty International Humanitarian Award.
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Lawrence Konner has taught screenwriting at Princeton University, Columbia University and Vassar College.
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Lawrence Konner began his career as a writer for television of the shows Little House on the Prairie, Family and Remington Steele.
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Lawrence Konner was a writer and co-executive producer for the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.
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In collaboration with Lawrence Konner's movie-writing partner Mark Rosenthal, the two men first worked together on the motion picture The Legend of Billie Jean.
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Lawrence Konner was a member of the Board of Directors of The Writers Guild of America, and a former Creative Director at the Sundance Institute.
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Lawrence Konner is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.