Geoffrey S. Fletcher

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film director filmmaker human screenwriter

Geoffrey S. Fletcher is an American screenwriter and filmmaker best known for his Academy Award–winning adapted screenplay for the film "Precious."

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Geoffrey S. Fletcher canonical 6

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instanceOf film director ⓘ
filmmaker ⓘ
human ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay ⓘ
basedOn novel "Push" ⓘ
surface form: Push (novel) by Sapphire
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
directorOf Violet & Daisy ⓘ
educatedAt Harvard University ⓘ
NYU Tisch School of the Arts ⓘ
surface form: New York University Tisch School of the Arts
employer Columbia University ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African Americans
fieldOfWork film ⓘ
screenwriting ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
givenName Geoffrey ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
name Geoffrey S. Fletcher self-link ⓘ
notableAchievement first African-American to win the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
notableFor adapted screenplay for Precious ⓘ
notableWork film "Precious" ⓘ
surface form: Precious

Violet & Daisy ⓘ
occupation film director ⓘ
filmmaker ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
screenwriterOf Violet & Daisy ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
wrote film "Precious" ⓘ
surface form: Precious

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film "Precious" → screenwriter → Geoffrey S. Fletcher ⓘ
subject surface form: Precious
film "Precious" → awardWinner → Geoffrey S. Fletcher ⓘ
subject surface form: Precious
Push → filmAdaptationScreenwriter → Geoffrey S. Fletcher ⓘ
Ms. Weiss → createdForWorkBy → Geoffrey S. Fletcher ⓘ
Geoffrey S. Fletcher → name → Geoffrey S. Fletcher self-link ⓘ
Mary Lee Johnston → adaptedBy → Geoffrey S. Fletcher ⓘ