Anthony Minghella, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anthony Minghella

British film director, playwright and screenwriter

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1954

Place of Birth: Ryde, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Mar-2008

Profession: screenwriter, writer, playwright, film director, film producer, theater director

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Anthony Minghella, (6 January 1954 – 18 March 2008) was a British film director, playwright and screenwriter.
He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for The English Patient (1996).
In addition, he received three more Academy Award nominations; he was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for both The English Patient (1996) and The Talented Mr.
Ripley (1999), and was posthumously nominated for Best Picture for The Reader (2008), as a co-producer.