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James Cameron
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Actor
Born:
August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Biography:The top-tiered action director of his generation, as well as one of the most allegedly demanding and difficult, James Cameron reshaped 1980s and '90s Hollywood with a string of lucrative multimillion-dollar films remarkable for their marriage of technical wizardry and human sentiment. Cameron's 1997 blockbuster Titanic exemplified this union of elements, as one of the highest grossing motion pictures in the history of the medium. It also netted its director a dazzling array of international awards, including the 1997 Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director.

The son of an electrical engineer, Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, on August 16, 1954. He was fascinated with movies from a young age and would later cite Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey as an early influence. Thanks to his father's job, Cameron and his family moved to southern California in 1971, and the director... Full Biography

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Film director James Cameron, left, and Arnold Schwarzenegger attend the first annual stunt awards in...
Director James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver on the set of "Avatar"
"Avatar" Unveiled: Following the well-received showing of 24 minutes of footage last month at...
James Cameron at the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest premiere in Anaheim on June 24, 2006
James Cameron at the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest premiere in Anaheim on June 24, 2006
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