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Date of Birth
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21-July-1947
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Place of Birth
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Charlotte
(North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, United States of America, Area code 704, Area code 980)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Ross Simonton McElwee III
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Profession
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Film director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Film Editor, Cinematographer, Professor, Documentary Filmmaker, Filmmaker
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Ross McElwee is an American documentary filmmaker known for his autobiographical films about his family and personal life, usually interwoven with an episodic journey that intersects with larger political or philosophical issues. Cultural aspects of his Southern upbringing are present in his humorous and often self-deprecating films. He received the Career Award at the 2007 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.
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