Dustin Lance Black
Dustin Lance Black | |
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Born | [1] | June 10, 1974
Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film director, film producer |
Years active | 2000–present |
Notable work | Big Love (2006–09) Milk (2008) 8 (2011) |
Board member of | American Foundation for Equal Rights |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
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Dustin Lance Black (born June 10, 1974)
Black is a founding board member of the
Early life
Black's father Raul Garrison walked out on his
Growing up in his family's
While attending
Career
In 2000, Black wrote and directed
Black first visited San Francisco in the early 1990s, while AIDS was devastating the city's gay community. Black said that, "Hearing about Harvey was about the only hopeful story there was at the time."[13] He had first viewed Rob Epstein's documentary The Times of Harvey Milk when he was in college, and thought, "I just want to do something with this, why hasn't someone done something with this?"[7] Researching Milk's life for three years,[10] Black met with Milk's former aides Cleve Jones and Anne Kronenberg, as well as former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos,[13] and began to write a feature film screenplay encompassing the events of Milk's life.[7] The screenplay was written on spec,[14] but Black showed the script to Jones, who passed it on to his friend Gus Van Sant, who signed on to direct the feature.[13] Black is an old friend of Milk producer Dan Jinks, who signed on to the biopic after he called Black to congratulate him and discovered that the project did not have a confirmed producer.[15]
Black's film Pedro, profiling the life of AIDS activist and reality television personality Pedro Zamora, premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.
On February 22, 2009, Black won the Oscar for
On October 11, 2009, Black marched in the National Equality March and delivered a speech in front of the United States Capitol to an estimated crowd of 200,000 LGBT rights activists.[17]
In 2010, Black directed his own script Virginia, starring Jennifer Connelly.[18]
Also in 2010, Black narrated
Black wrote the screenplay for J. Edgar, a biographical drama released November 11, 2011, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Leonardo DiCaprio.[20]
In 2011, Black wrote the play
The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, sponsors of 8, have released and licensed the play for readings nationwide on college campuses and in community theaters free of charge.[3][24][25][26]
Black appears as himself in the documentary film Hollywood to Dollywood (originally released in 2011).[27]
Black published his autobiography Mama's Boy: A Story From Our Americas in 2019.[28]
Paris Barclay was slated to direct Black's screenplay A Life Like Mine.[citation needed]
From 2007 to 2011, Gus Van Sant was set to direct a film adaptation of Tom Wolfe's book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, for a time working with Black.[29][30]
Personal life
Black was the top entry on a list of
Black's brother, Marcus, died of cancer in January 2012.[33][34]
Black started a relationship with the British Olympic and World champion diver Tom Daley in spring 2013.[35] The couple live in the London district of Southwark.[36] They were engaged in October 2015 and married at Bovey Castle in Devon in May 2017.[37][38]
In February 2018 Black and Daley announced they were expecting their first child and subsequently announced the birth of a son by surrogacy in June 2018.[39][40] Facing criticism for their choice of surrogacy, Black and Daley started a podcast in which they discussed the ethical issues surrounding surrogacy and the experience as a whole.[41] The couple do not share pictures of their child's face online due to privacy concerns. Daley said, "That might change in the future, but for right now, we wanted to enjoy the first year with him."[42] Daley and Black's second son was born in March 2023.[43]
In 2014, Black was one of eight potential commencement speakers invited by Pasadena City College, and he accepted. After school officials learned nude pictures of Black engaged in unprotected sex were leaked online five years prior, the college announced Black had not been officially invited and the unofficial invitation was "an honest error".[44] After talks between Black's and PCC's attorneys, the college board of trustees apologized and formally invited him.[45]
In 2023, Black pled not guilty to a charge of assault. The charges were later dismissed by the presiding judge due to inconsistencies and weakness in evidence from the accuser.[46]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Something Close to Heaven | Director/Writer | Short film |
The Journey of Jared Price | Director/Writer | ||
2001 | On the Bus | Director/Producer/Editor/Cinematographer | Documentary |
2003 | Faking It (US version) | Director
Producer (4 episodes):
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My Life with Count Dracula | Director/Producer/Editor | Documentary The President's Memorial Award | |
Kiss and Tell | Editor | Short film | |
The Singing Forest | Editor/Actor | as Bill | |
2004 | Faking It | Director (1 episode):
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2006–2009 | Big Love | As Writer (5 episodes):
As Co-producer (5 episodes):
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2008 | Pedro | Story and Screenplay | Nominated– Writers Guild of America Award for Television Long Form – Original for 90 Minute Category
Nominated–Humanitas Prize |
Milk | Writer | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Writer for Feature Film CategoryNominated–Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated–Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated–Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated–Humanitas Prize | |
2010 | Virginia | Director/Writer | |
2011 | 8 | Writer | |
J. Edgar | Writer | ||
2015 | "Songs I Can't Listen To" by Neon Trees | Actor | Music Video |
2017 | When We Rise | Creator/Writer/Producer Director (2 episodes) |
Miniseries about the LGBT civil rights movement in the United States[47] |
2022 | Under the Banner of Heaven
|
Creator/Executive Producer
Director (1 episode):
Writer (4 episodes):
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Crime drama television miniseries |
2023 | Rustin | Writer/Executive Producer |
Other awards
- Cinema for PeaceAward for Most Valuable Movie of The Year 2009
- UCLA's Distinguished Achievement in Screenwriting award, "UCLA Festival 2009: New Creative Work," School of Theater, Film and Television, June 10, 2009, Freud Playhouse[48]
- Distinguished Service to the LGBT Community by a UCLA Alumnus Award, 2009 UCLA LGBT Graduation Ceremony, June 13, 2009[49]
- Bonham Centre Award, for contribution to awareness and education around issues of sexual diversity, Media.utoronto.ca, The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto, September 27, 2011
- Human Rights Campaign, Visibility Award September 15, 2012[50]
- Equality Arizona, The Barry Goldwater Human Rights Individual Award Sept. 2013[51]
- Writers Guild of America West, 2018 Valentine Davies Award for Civil and Human Rights Efforts, February 11, 2018[52]
References
- ^ a b Black 2019, pp. 66–67.
- ^ "About: Board of Directors". American Foundation For Equal Rights. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ^ a b "About "8" the play". "8" official website. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- The Huffington Post. Archivedfrom the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ "Meet Mr. Black: Oscar-winning Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black refuses to settle for anything less than full LGBT equality.: Feature Story section: Metro Weekly magazine". Metroweekly.com. January 21, 2010. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ The Advocate.
- ^ a b c d e f Lamble, David (February 21, 2008). "How he got Milk". Bay Area Reporter. Archived from the original on January 27, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ a b "Cast & Crew: Dustin Lance Black". Focus Features. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
- ^ Martinez, Julio (October 25, 2000). "Theater Review: Bare". Variety. Archived from the original on September 21, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ a b c Nichols, Larry (October 2, 2008). "Milk-ing the Silver Screen". Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
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- ^ Ferber, Lawrence. "Love To Love You, Chloe". Genre. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ a b c Winn, Steven (January 30, 2008). "Picturing Harvey Milk: Filming of movie evokes memories, emotions in the Castro". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ Goldstein, Patrick (June 11, 2008). "A passion project gets beaten to the punch". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ Garrett, Diane (November 18, 2007). "Van Sant's 'Milk' pours first". Variety. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ Finke, Nikki. "White Knot Oscars And Spirit Awards Lists". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ "'Obama, I know you are listening': Gay rights activists march in D.C. - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
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- ^ "GLAAD Media Awards: See Dustin Lance Black, Naya Rivera and Mario Lopez at the San Francisco event". Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- OCLC 777386709. 3000042353.
- ^ "Rick Santorum Has Lied on Gay Rights, Dustin Lance Black Claims". On Top. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012.
- ^ Ng, David (March 4, 2012). "George Clooney, Brad Pitt lead all-star Prop. 8 play reading". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ "Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Martin Sheen headline West Coast premiere of marriage-rights play". The Washington Post. Associated Press. March 4, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.[dead link]
- ^ Riel, Elizabeth; Hersh, Brandon (February 15, 2012). "Complete All-Star Cast for West Coast Premiere of Dustin Lance Black's "8" Announced" (Press release). American Foundation for Equal Rights. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ^ Kennedy, Mark (January 17, 2012). "'8,' Dustin Lance Black Gay Marriage Play, Goes National During 2012". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ Hernandez, Greg. "Dustin Lance Black's Prop. 8 play set for U.S. colleges: At least 40 schools will put on productions of 8 this year". gaystarnews.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- OCLC 813327724. BGP342.
- ^ Black 2019.
- ^ Lyttelton, Oliver (September 16, 2011). "Gus Van Sant Says He's Still Working Out How To Make 'The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test'". IndieWire. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ "Gus Van Sant to Direct Adaptation of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test". First Showing. June 11, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
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- ^ "2012 January". Dustin Lance Black. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
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- The Huffington Post. May 2, 2014. Archivedfrom the original on May 4, 2014.
- ^ Malec, Brett (May 2, 2014). "Tom Daley and Boyfriend Dustin Lance Black Move in Together in London". E! Online. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ "Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black marry at Devon hotel". BBC News. May 7, 2017. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ "Tom Daley reveals he's going to be a father". The Independent. February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Tom Daley and husband have baby son by surrogate". The Times. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Zoe (December 10, 2018). "'We meet hate with curiosity': Dustin Lance Black on Tom Daley, babies and the ethics of surrogacy". The Guardian. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ^ Turner, Charlotte (May 5, 2019). "The reason why you won't see Tom Daley's son's face". Plymouth Live. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ Juneau, Jen (April 5, 2023). "Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black Welcome Second Baby, Son Phoenix Rose". People. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ Abcarian, Robin (April 21, 2014). "Pasadena college sorry for rescinding Dustin Lance Black invitation". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 10, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ Abcarian, Robin (May 1, 2014). "College that spurned Dustin Lance Black over sex tape wants him backl". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ Cho, Winston (November 2023). "Judge Dismisses Dustin Lance Black Assault Case Tied to London Nightclub Fracas". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 24, 2023 – via MSN.com.
- ^ Wenger, Daniel (March 2, 2017). "Dustin Lance Black, the Screenwriter Behind "Milk" and "When We Rise," on Coming Out As a Gay Activist". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ Bond, Teri (June 4, 2009). "Oscar-winning 'Milk' screenwriter to be honored at UCLA film festival event". UCLA Newsroom. Archived from the original on June 12, 2009.
- YouTube
- ^ "Nominees & Winners for the 81st Academy Awards | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences". Oscars.org. August 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ Gullickson, Glenn. "Equality Arizona goes Hollywood with awards dinner". Echo Magazine. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ "Screenwriter and LGBTQ Activist Dustin Lance Black to Receive WGAW's 2018 Valentine Davies Award for Civil and Human Rights Efforts". www.wga.org. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
Bibliography
- Black, Dustin Lance (2019). Mama's Boy: A Story from Our Americas. London: ISBN 978-1-473-66544-6.
External links
- Dustin Lance Black at IMDb
- American Foundation for Equal Rights
- "8" (the play) Official website
- "8": A Play about the Fight for Marriage Equality on YouTube
- Dustin Lance Black: Telling The Story Of 'J. Edgar': radio interview on Fresh Air (21 mins; 2012)