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03/10/1953 Birthplace:
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For writer-director Paul Haggis, a career in Hollywood has been hard won. Years spent writing for awful sitcoms and seeing pet projects get summarily axed by networks for poor ratings despite good quality eventually led to a rebirth in film. The Oscar nomination he received for penning “Million Dollar Baby” (2004), the underdog tale of a determined female boxer who overcomes pain and loss both inside and outside the ring, marked his resurgence as a potent creative force after his career in television appeared to have stalled. Mining personal troubles for creative material may have helped:
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Penned his first play, based on C.S. Lewis' Narnia Chronicles; sister Kathy, then an actress, portrayed the witch
Moved to Hollywood at the age of 22 to become a writer
Wrote the pilot for the Canadian sitcom "Hangin' In"
1975
Hired as a writer for the CBS series "One Day at a Time"
Worked as a writer for "The Love Boat" (ABC) and "Diff'rent Strokes" (NBC)
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