What is John Sayles?
{{Infobox person | name = John Sayles | image = John Sayles.jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = John Sayles in March 2008 | birth_name = John Thomas Sayles | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|9|28}} | birth_place = [[Schenectady, New York]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = {{hlist|Director|screenwriter|editor|actor|author}} | years_active = 1978–present }} '''John Thomas Sayles''' (born September 28, 1950) is an American movie director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He has twice been nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]], for ''[[Passion Fish]]'' (1992) and ''[[Lone Star (1996 movie)|Lone Star]]'' (1996). His movie ''[[Men with Guns]]'' (1997) was nominated for the [[Golden Globe]] for Best Foreign Language Film.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/25/John-Sayles.html John Sayles Biography (1950–)<!-- Bot generated title -->] from filmreference.com</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sayles, John}} [[Category:1950 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American novelists]] [[Category:Movie directors from New York (state)]] [[Category:Screenwriters from New York (state)]] [[Category:Movie producers from New York (state)]] [[Category:Actors from New York (state)]] [[Category:People from Schenectady, New York]] [[Category:American movie editors]] {{US-actor-stub}}