Philip Kaufman

Philip Kaufman is an American film director and screenwriter who has directed fifteen films over a career spanning nearly five decades. He has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award along with nominations for an Academy Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He has been described as a "maverick" and an "iconoclast," notable for his versatility and independence often directing eclectic and controversial films. He is considered an "auteur" whose films have always expressed his personal vision. Kaufman's works have included genres such as realism, horror, fantasy, erotica, western, and crime.

23 October 1936

Born on the same birth date (23 October 1936): Charles Goodhart

Born on the same birth day (23 October): Christine Yoshikawa • Colin Milburn • Dominika Paleta • Emma Vyssotsky • Michelle Beadle • Neltje Blanchan • Phillip Gillespie • René Metge • Yoon Son-ha • Élie Okobo

Born in the same month (October 1936): Adrian Smith (basketball) • Al Casey (rock guitarist) • Andrei Chikatilo • Chitti Babu (musician) • Etelka Kenéz Heka • Giles Radice • György Pauk • James Bevel • Martin Gilbert • Michel Aumont • Mick Young • Peter Bowles • Peter Cook (architect) • Polina Astakhova • Robert Baden-Powell, 3rd Baron Baden-Powell • Santiago Navarro • Ted Hawkins