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Date of Birth
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03-November-1959
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Place of Birth
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Lindenhurst
(Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States of America)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Ned Rifle, Hal Jr. Hartley
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Profession
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Screenwriter, Film director, Film Producer, Film Score Composer, Film Editor, Television Producer, Television Director
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Hal Hartley is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and composer who became a key figure in the American independent film movement of the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for his films Trust, Amateur and Henry Fool, which are notable for deadpan humour and offbeat characters quoting philosophical dialogue.
His films provided a career launch for a number of actors, including Adrienne Shelly, Edie Falco, Martin Donovan, Karen Sillas and Elina Löwensohn. Hartley frequently scores his own films using his pseudonym Ned Rifle, and his soundtracks regularly feature music by indie rock acts Yo La Tengo and P J Harvey.
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