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Birth Name: John Thomas Sayles
Age: 73, born 28 September 1950
Country of origin: 
United States
Currently Residing In: United States
Height: 6' 4"
Relationship Status: In a relationship
Partner: Maggie Renzi
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Born: Schenectady, New York, USA.
Father: Donald John Sayles, a school administrator.
Mother: Mary Sayles (née Rausch), a teacher.
Both of Sayles' parents were of half Irish descent.
He was raised Catholic and took to labeling himself "a Catholic atheist".
He attended Williams College, graduating in 1972.
In the late 70s, worked for Roger Corman as screenwriter.
Shot his first feature film 'Return of the Secaucus Seven' (1980)in 25 days.
Finances his own work with script re-write fees.
Sayles and Maggie Renzi, whom he met during college, have lived together since 1970s, dividing their ti
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2. The Howling (1981)
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3. Piranha (1978)
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4. Something Wild (1986)
| Rating: | 160 Watched |
5. Eight Men Out (1989)
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1. The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
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2. The Howling (1981)
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3. Piranha (1978)
| Rating: | 264 Watched |
4. Lone Star (1996)
| Rating: | 146 Watched |
5. Alligator (1980)
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1. Lone Star (1996)
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2. Eight Men Out (1989)
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3. The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
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4. The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
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5. Matewan
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1. Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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3. Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2007)
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4. Charlie Rose
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5. Tavis Smiley
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Boyhood (1994)