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Julia Phillips (other)
Julia Phillips (1944–2002) was an American film producer. Julia Phillips may also refer to: *Julia Phillips (author) Julia Phillips (born February 4, 1988) is an American author. Her book ''Disappearing Earth'' was a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction. Early life and education Phillips attended Montclair High School and earned her Bachelor o ... (born 1989), American author * Julia Phillips (physicist) (born 1954), American physicist {{hndis, Phillips, Julia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Phillips
Julia Phillips (née Miller; April 7, 1944 – January 1, 2002) was an American film producer and author. She co-produced with her husband Michael (and others) three prominent films of the 1970s — ''The Sting'', ''Taxi Driver'', and ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' — and was the first female producer to win an Academy Award for Best Picture, received for ''The Sting''. In 1991, Phillips published an infamous tell-all memoir of her years as a Hollywood producer, titled ''You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again'', which became a bestseller. Early life She was born Julia Miller to a Polish-Jewish family in New York City, the daughter of Tanya and Adolph Miller. Her father was a chemical engineer who worked on the Manhattan Project; her mother was a writer who became addicted to prescription drugs. She grew up in Brooklyn; Great Neck, New York; and Milwaukee. In 1965, she received a bachelor's degree in political science from Mount Holyoke College, and in 1966, she mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Phillips (author)
Julia Phillips (born February 4, 1988) is an American author. Her book ''Disappearing Earth'' was a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction. Early life and education Phillips attended Montclair High School and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Barnard College. She spent a semester of college abroad in Moscow and volunteered at the Crime Victims Treatment Center. Career After graduating from college, Phillips earned a Fulbright Program grant allowing her to conduct research in Russia regarding how foreign investment and tourism have affected the Kamchatka Peninsula. She also wrote blog posts for The Moscow Times. During her time in Kamchatka, she began exploring the theme of what everyday harm or hurt against women looks like. She did not wish to pursue the narrative of trauma, but rather the everyday living experiences of women. This eventually led to the publication of her debut novel ''Disappearing Earth'' in 2019, which was shortlisted for the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |