Name Douglas McGrath Role Screenwriter | Plays Beautiful Children Henry McGrath | |
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Born February 2, 1958 (age 66) ( 1958-02-02 ) New York City, New York, U.S. Spouse Jane Read Martin (m. 1995) Parents R. Searle McGrath, Beatrice McGrath Movies I Don't Know How She Does It, Emma, Infamous, Nicholas Nickleby, Bullets over Broadway Similar People Woody Allen, Cynthia Weil, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann | ||
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Douglas Geoffrey McGrath (born February 2, 1958) is an American screenwriter, film director, and actor. He also writes political commentary, such as "The Flapjack File", a column for The New Republic.
McGrath was nominated for both an Academy Award and a BAFTA award for his Bullets over Broadway screenplay. He was twice nominated for a Writers Guild of America award, in 1995 for Bullets over Broadway, and in 1997 for Emma.
McGrath is the son of Beatrice and R. Searle McGrath, an independent oil producer from Midland, Texas. He is an alumnus of Trinity School of Midland, The Choate School, and Princeton University. At Princeton, he was a member of the Princeton Triangle Club and joined its Board of Directors after graduation. In 1995, McGrath married Jane Read Martin, a former assistant of Woody Allen's. She and McGrath have a son named Henry.
