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Steven Shainberg

Steven Shainberg

Biography

Steven Shainberg (born 5 February 1963) is an American film director and producer. He is the nephew of author Lawrence Shainberg. Both are part of the Shainberg family of Memphis, Tennessee, founder of the Shainberg's chain of stores, which is now part of Dollar General. Shainberg received his BA from Yale University in English Literature and East Asian studies. After graduation, he worked as a location manager, assistant director, production coordinator, and assistant editor on a number of films, commercials, and rock videos. He also worked as an independent producer developing adaptations of Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent and Henry James’ The Americans. At the American Film Institute, he directed and wrote four short films including The Prom starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and J. T. Walsh. The Prom won the Grand Prize at the Houston International Film Festival, the Critics’ Award at the Breckenridge Film Festival, and the Silver Medal for Drama at the New York Film Festival. In 1998, his short film series “Mr. Virgil” ran for almost six months on MTV as well as his video for Debbie Harry’s "Strike Me Pink". Description above from the Wikipedia Steven Shainberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-02-05

Place of Birth

USA

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Secretary

Secretary

20026.8 / 10

Secretary

Secretary

20026.8 / 10

Never Forever

Never Forever

20076.6 / 10

Hit Me

Hit Me

19965.6 / 10

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

20066.1 / 10

Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)

Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)

20214.0 / 10

Alice & Viril

Alice & Viril

19935.3 / 10

Big Men

Big Men

20147.3 / 10

The Prom

The Prom

19927.0 / 10

Rupture

Rupture

20164.9 / 10

Angela & Viril

Angela & Viril

19935.8 / 10

Last Looks

Last Looks

20225.8 / 10

At Close Range

At Close Range

19866.9 / 10

Broken English

Broken English

20076.0 / 10