Background
Schamus, James Allan was born on September 7, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Julian John Schamus and Clarita Karlin.
(From the screenwriter/director team of The Ice Storm, thi...)
From the screenwriter/director team of The Ice Storm, this is the screenplay of director Ang Lee's latest film, starring Skeet Ulrich, Toby Maguire and singer-songwriter Jewel. It is an epic tale of young men facing the destruction of their hopes in the crucible of the American Civil War.
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screenwriter film producer and company executive
Schamus, James Allan was born on September 7, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Julian John Schamus and Clarita Karlin.
AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1982; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1984.
Assistant professor Columbia University, New York City, 1991-1997, associate professor, since 1997. Co-president, co-chairman GOOD Machine (bought by Universal Pictures and merged into new studio, Focus), 1991—2002. Co-president Focus Features, 2002—2006, president, 2006.
Chief Executive Officer specialty film division NBC Universal, Inc., since 2006. Assisted in the finding of Independent television Series, 1988. Involved with Aparatus.
(From the screenwriter/director team of The Ice Storm, thi...)
Member Association for Indiana Video and Film (board directors).
Married Nancy Jean Kricorian. Children: Nona Esther, Djuna Mariam.