Terence George was born on 20 December 1952 and is an Irish screenwriter and director.
14 Facts About Terry George
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Terry George was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay for In the Name of the Father, and Best Original Screenplay for Hotel Rwanda, winning an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film for The Shore.
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Terry George later became involved with the Irish Republican Socialist Party, political wing of the INLA.
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Terry George was finally allowed to remain in the US following a lobbying campaign by Irish-American supporters, and was granted an "O" visa.
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Terry George and his wife have a United States-born son, Seamus.
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In 1985, Terry George made his debut as playwright of The Tunnel, a stage drama based on a real-life 1976 prison escape attempt from Long Kesh.
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Terry George wrote the screenplay for and directed the film Some Mother's Son, starring Helen Mirren and Fionnula Flanagan, for which he was named Young European Director of the Year, in 1996.
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Terry George earned his second Academy Award nomination in 2004 for directing, producing and co-writing Hotel Rwanda, which starred Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo.
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In 2008, Terry George became a patron of the Belfast Film Festival.
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In 2010 Terry George wrote and directed the short film The Shore.
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In 2012, Terry George wrote, directed and produced the feature film Whole Lotta Sole.
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In 2016, Terry George wrote and directed The Promise, set during the Armenian genocide of 1915 and starring Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, and Christian Bale.
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In recognition of his "exceptional services to film and drama" Terry George was awarded an honorary degree from Queen's University Belfast on 1 July 2013.
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In 2017 George received the Armin T Wegner Humanitarian Award in honor of his films depicting genocides.