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Home/People/James Toback
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Born
Nov 23, 1944
Age 81
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

21
Movies
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IMDb Profile

James Toback

Writing

Biography
James Lee Toback  (born November 23, 1944) is an American screenwriter and film director. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Toback, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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2017
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An Imperfect Murder

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2017
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Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident

as Self (voice)
2016
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Mississippi Grind

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2015
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River of Fundament

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2014
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A Fuller Life

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2013
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Seduced and Abandoned

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2013
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Never Down

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2007
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The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel

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2006
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The Outsider

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2005
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When Will I Be Loved

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2004
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2003
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Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film

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Jim Brown: All-American

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2002
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1999
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Giving It Up

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1999
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1990
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1990
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as Leo Boscovitch
1983