Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch | |
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Jarmusch at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | January 22, 1953 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Northwestern University Columbia University (BA) New York University (MFA) |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
| Partner | Sara Driver |
James Robert Jarmusch (/ˈdʒɑːrməʃ/ JAR-məsh; born January 22, 1953) is an American film director, screenwriter and musician.
He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s, directing films such as Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Down by Law (1986), Mystery Train (1989), Night on Earth (1991), Dead Man (1995), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), Broken Flowers (2005), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), and Paterson (2016). Stranger Than Paradise was added to the National Film Registry in December 2002. As a musician, he has been part of the no wave band The Del-Byzanteens and in addition composed music for some of his films. He has released three musical albums with Jozef van Wissem.