Bill Gunn
Writing
Born: July 15, 1934
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Bill Gunn was an American playwright, novelist, actor and film director. His 1973 cult classic horror film Ganja and Hess was chosen as one of ten best American films of the decade at the Cannes Film Festival, 1973. In the New Yorker, film critic Richard Brody described him as being “a visionary filmmaker left on the sidelines of the most ostensibly liberated period of American filmmaking.” His drama Johnnas won an Emmy award in 1972.
Also Known As
- William Gunn
Known For
The Cosby Show
September 20, 1984
The Outer Limits
September 16, 1963
Ganja & Hess
April 20, 1973
The Fugitive
September 17, 1963
Penelope
November 10, 1966
Losing Ground
June 02, 1982
The Sound and the Fury
March 27, 1959
The Spy with My Face
April 15, 1965
Personal Problems
August 10, 1980
The Interns
August 08, 1962
Montgomery Clift
January 01, 1983
Crossroads
September 25, 1957