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GARY ROSS
Gary Ross received screenwriting Oscar nominations
for "Big" (1988), "Dave" (1993) and "Seabiscuit" (2003)

His newest released film was The Hunger Games
(2012)which was a big hit.

Ross has been nominated for four Academy Awards,
including Best Picture and Adapted Screenplay nods for
Seabiscuit (2003), which received a total of seven
Academy Awards nominations but no wins.

American writer ,director and actor

Birthday November 3rd in castro valley, California

His father was screenwriter Arthur A. Ross (1920 -
2008). After writing for television series "Deadly
Nightmares" (1983)

 Despite the extraordinary commercial success of The
 Hunger Games (2012), Ross declined involvement in the
 franchise's three sequels,


 He got his start in the movie business when he was
 hired to write a treatment for a screen play.
His father was screenwriter Arthur A. Ross (1920 - 2008). After writing for television series "Deadly
Nightmares" (1983) in 1986with a series of notable screenwriting credits including Mr. Baseball
(1992), Dave (1993), Pleasantville (1998) and Seabiscuit (2003). 1998's Pleasantville (1998) also
marked Ross's directorial debut, after which he went on to direct Seabiscuit (2003) and The Hunger
Games (2012), which he adapted for the screen alongside Hunger Games novelist Suzanne Collins.

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  • 1. GARY ROSS Gary Ross received screenwriting Oscar nominations for "Big" (1988), "Dave" (1993) and "Seabiscuit" (2003) His newest released film was The Hunger Games (2012)which was a big hit. Ross has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Adapted Screenplay nods for Seabiscuit (2003), which received a total of seven Academy Awards nominations but no wins. American writer ,director and actor Birthday November 3rd in castro valley, California His father was screenwriter Arthur A. Ross (1920 - 2008). After writing for television series "Deadly Nightmares" (1983) Despite the extraordinary commercial success of The Hunger Games (2012), Ross declined involvement in the franchise's three sequels, He got his start in the movie business when he was hired to write a treatment for a screen play.
  • 2. His father was screenwriter Arthur A. Ross (1920 - 2008). After writing for television series "Deadly Nightmares" (1983) in 1986with a series of notable screenwriting credits including Mr. Baseball (1992), Dave (1993), Pleasantville (1998) and Seabiscuit (2003). 1998's Pleasantville (1998) also marked Ross's directorial debut, after which he went on to direct Seabiscuit (2003) and The Hunger Games (2012), which he adapted for the screen alongside Hunger Games novelist Suzanne Collins.