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Fred Schepisi
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Executive Producer Born: December 26, 1936 in Melbourne, Australia Biography:The son of an Australian car salesman, Fred Schepisi half-heartedly pursued a life as a priest, but left the seminary by the age of 15. Schepisi then shifted his interest to the world of TV advertising. After directing several commercials, he moved into documentary filmmaking, winning an Australian Film Institute award in the process. Schepisi then set up his own highly respected production company, The Film House. He was 36 years old before he had the time and financial backing to direct his first fictional feature, the semi-autobiographical "The Devil's Playground" (1976). With his race-conscious "The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith" (1978), Schepisi gained international renown; he used his new industry clout to leave Australia behind for a Hollywood career, briefly returning to his native country for the wrenchingly true story of trial-by-headline, "A Cry in the Dark" (1988). Schepisi's American-produced... Full Biography
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