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Michael Ondaatje

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Michael Ondaatje
Michael Ondaatje was born on 12 September 1943 in Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]. He is a writer and director, known for The English Patient (1996), Elimination Dance (1998) and The Offering (1966). He is married to Linda Spaulding.
BornSeptember 12, 1943
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BornSeptember 12, 1943
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient (1996)
    The English Patient
    7.4
    • Writer
    • 1996
    Elimination Dance (1998)
    Elimination Dance
    7.4
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1998
    The Offering (1966)
    The Offering
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 1966
    The Clinton Special: A Film About the Farm Show
    4.2
    • Director
    • 1974

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Coming Through Slaughter
      • novel
      • Script
    • Shadow Pleasures: The Cinnamon Peeler (2004)
      Shadow Pleasures: The Cinnamon Peeler
      Short
      • poem: The Cinnamon Peeler
      • 2004
    • Shadow Pleasures (2004)
      Shadow Pleasures
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • Elimination Dance (1998)
      Elimination Dance
      7.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1998
    • Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient (1996)
      The English Patient
      7.4
      • novel
      • 1996
    • The Offering (1966)
      The Offering
      7.6
      • additional dialogue
      • 1966

    Director

    • Elimination Dance (1998)
      Elimination Dance
      7.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 1998
    • The Clinton Special: A Film About the Farm Show
      4.2
      • Director
      • 1974
    • The Sons of Captain Poetry
      4.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 1970

    Actor

    • Yesno (2010)
      Yesno
      5.8
      Short
      • (voice)
      • 2010
    • Shadow Pleasures: The Cinnamon Peeler (2004)
      Shadow Pleasures: The Cinnamon Peeler
      Short
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 2004
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • September 12, 1943
      • Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]
    • Spouse
      • Linda Spaulding? - present
    • Other works
      (novel) The English Patient.
    • Publicity listings
      • 5 Articles

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    • Trivia
      Father was Dutch; Mother was Ceylonese.

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