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Bill Condon
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Director, Screenwriter, Associate Producer
Biography:Yet another shining example of the former genre filmmaker who has since emerged to become one of Hollywood's premier players (see Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson), writer/director Bill Condon first made an impression on audiences with the clever slasher parody Strange Behavior (1981) before breaking into the mainstream with Gods and Monsters -- a thoughtful tribute to Bride of Frankenstein director James Whale -- in 1998.

A lifelong film fanatic, Condon was born in New York City in 1955. It was during his early years that the future director would take in a steady stream of such classic horrors as Bride of Frankenstein and House on Haunted Hill, and following his graduation from Columbia University (where he earned his degree in philosophy) Condon began expressing his love for the medium as a film journalist. Later, when producer Michael Laughlin contacted Condon to offer praise for an article that the... Full Biography

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Joan M. Garry, GLAAD Executive Director and honoree Bill Condon
Brendan Fraser presents Stephen F. Kolzak Award to Bill Condon
Brendan Fraser presents Stephen F. Kolzak Award to Bill Condon
Brendan Fraser presents Stephen F. Kolzak Award to Bill Condon
Brendan Fraser presents Stephen F. Kolzak Award to Bill Condon
Bill Condon accepts Stephen F. Kolzak Award
Bill Condon accepts Stephen F. Kolzak Award
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