James Toback
American screenwriter and film director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Lee Toback (/ˈtuːbæk/, born November 23, 1944)[1][2] is an American screenwriter and film director. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1991 for Bugsy. He has directed films including The Pick-up Artist, Two Girls and a Guy and Black and White.
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Born | James Lee Toback (1944-11-23) November 23, 1944 (age 79) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Spouses | Consuelo Sarah Churchill Vanderbilt Russell
(m. 1968, divorced)Stephanie Kempf (current) |
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In 2018, the Los Angeles Times reported that 395 women had accused Toback of sexual harassment or assault over a 40-year period. Toback denied all the allegations.[3][4] In 2022, thirty-eight women filed a lawsuit in New York accusing him of sexual abuse.[5]