Biographies: Dan O'Bannon - Writer

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An American director and screenwriter, born in California in 1946. He studied at the University of Southern California. He made his writing debut in the 1974 movie Dark Star. He became known for writing the Academy-Award winning movie Alien. He worked on the movie Blue Thunder, and directed the movie The Resurrected. He died in December, 2009 of Crohn's disease.

• 9 September 2021
• Dalia Saad

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Dan O'Bannon was an American horror and sci-fi film screenwriter, director and sometimes actor. He found his greatest success writing the screenplay for the Oscar-winning "Alien" (1979) directed by Ridley Scott, which spawned three sequels and a full fledged media franchise. The screenplay was based on a story he wrote with his friend Ronald Shusett. O'Bannon's other credits include "Dead & Buried" (1981), "Lifeforce" (1985), "The Return of the Living Dead" (1985), "Total Recall" (1990), "Screamers" (1995) and "Alien vs. Predator" (2004). O'Bannon died from Crohn's disease in 2009.

• 15 September 2013
• Ines Farag