BIO 01. TIM BURTON’S BIOGRAPHY
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Timothy William Burton was born on August 25th, 1958 in Burkbank, California. He was married to a German artist for four years and then he married Helena Bonham Carter. They have a son, called Billy Ray Burton, born on October 4th, 2003, and a daughter, Nell Burton, born on December 15th, 2007.Tim Burton is an American film director, producer, writer and artist. He’s famous for his dark and quirky films like Sweeny Todd and Nightmare Before Christmas, and also for blockbusters such as Batman, Batman Returns, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
There is a group of people who regularly work in Burton’s productions. Johnny Depp, has become a close friend of Burton since their first film together; musician Danny Elfman, who has composed scores for all but five of the films Burton has directed and/or produced; and domestic partner Helena Bonham Carter. He also wrote and illustrated the poetry book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories, published in 1997, and a compilation of his drawings, sketches and other artwork, entitled The Art of Tim Burton, was released in 2009.
After high school, Burton attended the California Institute of Arts and in 1979, he joined the Dysney animation ranks. He was a winner of many awards, among others we can find the Oscar award for Best Foreign Film with Edward Scissor-hands in 1992. In 2006 he got an award for Best Featured film with Corpse Bride and in 2007 he got an Award for best Director with Sweeney Tood: The Daemon Barber of Fleet Street.
Tim Burton has directed 16 films so far, and has produced 12. One of his most recent films, Alice in Wonderland, a fantasy and adventure film has been one of the most successful movies in the history of film making. His latest films are an adaption of the soap opera Dark Shadows, released on May 10, 2012, and a remake of his 1984 short, Frankenweenie, released on October 5, 2012.
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CODE | FILMS |
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TB01 | Nightmare before Christmas (1993). |
TB02 | Alice in Wonderland (2010). |
TB03 | Dark Shadows (2012). |
TB04 | Mars Attacks! (1986). |
TB05 | Edward ScissorHand (1990). |
TB06 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). |
TB07 | Sweeney Todd (2007). |
TB08 | Batman (1989). |
TB09 | Frankeweenie (2012). |
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