Terrence Malick

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Credits: Far Out / Jester-being
Full Name
Terrence Frederick Malick
Born
November 30, 1943
Height
5ft 7in
Hometown
Austin, Texas, United States
Net Worth
Approximately $10 million
Partner
Alexandra "Ecky" Wallace
Family
Son of Emil A. Malick and Irene Malick. Born in Ottawa, Illinois, and raised in Austin, Texas, Malick had two younger brothers, Chris and Larry. He married Jill Jakes in 1970, and they divorced in 1976. He later married French writer Michèle Marie Morette in 1985; they divorced in 1998 and had no children. Since 1998, he has been married to his high-school sweetheart, Alexandra "Ecky" Wallace. Malick has no biological children, though Wallace has six children from a previous marriage.
Top Movies
'Badlands', 'Days of Heaven', 'The Thin Red Line', 'The Tree of Life', 'The New World'
Awards
Palme d'Or, Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear for Best Director, Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay
Fun Facts
Terrence Malick studied philosophy at Harvard University before becoming a filmmaker. ### He is famously private and rarely gives interviews or appears in public. ### His films often rely on natural light, voice-over narration and improvisation to create their distinctive style.
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Terrence Malick is an American filmmaker whose poetic visual style and philosophical storytelling have made him one of cinema’s most celebrated auteurs.

After making his debut with ‘Badlands’ in 1973, Malick established a reputation for visually stunning, introspective films that explore humanity, nature, love, faith and existence. His work, including ‘Days of Heaven’, ‘The Thin Red Line’, ‘The Tree of Life’ and ‘The New World’, is renowned for its lyrical cinematography, sparse dialogue and meditative narration.

Despite his influence on generations of filmmakers, Malick has remained famously private throughout his career.

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Terrence Malick is an American film director and screenwriter renowned for visually poetic films exploring nature, philosophy and the human condition.
'The Tree of Life', 'Badlands', 'Days of Heaven' and 'The Thin Red Line' are widely considered among his greatest works.
Although he has received multiple Academy Award nominations, Terrence Malick has not won an Academy Award. He won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for 'The Tree of Life'.
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