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Jim Mangold
James Allen Mangold
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Director James Mangold might well have been left to struggle as a novelist in a dank North Hollywood apartment had it not been for the encouragement he received to reinvigorate his film career. Prior to his isolation in the sun-bleached San Fernando Valley, his one-year deal to write and direct for Disney handed to him right after college was called off. Disillusioned by a studio system hell-bent on wallowing in mediocrity, the 21-year-old was baffled to learn that Disney was more interested in making commercial dreck rather than illustrious art. Added to the mix was his penchant for
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Raised in the Hudson Valley, New York area
1974
Began making animated and live action films at age 11 (date approximate)
While at CalArts, wrote and directed four short films
1985
His short film "Barn" earned him an agent and a one-year contract with Walt Disney Studios
1986
Scripted the TV-movie, "Deacon Street Deer," but was fired as the project's director and replaced with veteran TV director, Jackie Cooper
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