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Gary Ross (born November 3, 1956)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gary Ross Bio )〕 is an American film director, writer, and author. He directed the film ''The Hunger Games'', as well as ''Pleasantville'' and the Best Picture nominated ''Seabiscuit''. ==Life and career== Ross is the son of Gail and Arthur A. Ross, the latter of whom was an Oscar-nominated screenwriter ("Brubaker"). He attended (though did not graduate from) the University of Pennsylvania, worked as a fisherman, worked on Ted Kennedy's 1980 Presidential campaign, consulted on both Michael Dukakis's and Bill Clinton's Presidential campaigns, and wrote a novel before being hired to write screenplays for Paramount Pictures. ''Big'' was his first produced screenplay. Co-written with Anne Spielberg (sister of Steven), it led to an Academy Award nomination and a Writers Guild of America Award. He went on to write several other successful films, including ''Dave'' in 1993. In 1998, he wrote and directed ''Pleasantville'', and in 2003, he wrote, directed and produced ''Seabiscuit,'' based on ''Seabiscuit: An American Legend'' by Laura Hillenbrand. The film earned seven Academy Award nominations. Ross took on the high-profile project of co-adapting and directing the film adaptation of the first book in Suzanne Collins' ''Hunger Games'' trilogy. The film was released on March 23, 2012, and earned $672,826,249 worldwide as of June 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392170/ )〕 Although the movie was financially and critically successful, Ross opted to not adapt or direct the sequels, citing the rushed production schedule as his main reason. Ross also wrote and produced the animated feature ''The Tale of Despereaux'', based on the Newbery Medal-winning children's book by Kate DiCamillo. His first book, "Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind," was published by Candlewick Press in 2012. A children's book, it is written completely in verse. In August 2012, Gary Ross was announced as the director of the upcoming film adaption of the novel, ''Peter and the Starcatchers'', by Walt Disney Pictures. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gary Ross」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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