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James Cameron (I)
James Francis Cameron was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. He moved to the United States in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University before switching to English, and eventually dropping out. He then drove a truck to support his screenwriting ambition. He landed his first ...
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2008-2009
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
(TV Series) (characters - 31 episodes)
- Born to Run
(2009)
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- Adam Raised a Cain
(2009)
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- To the Lighthouse
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- Today Is the Day: Part 2
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- Today Is the Day: Part 1
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Dark Angel
(TV Series) (created by - 42 episodes, 2000 - 2002) (story - 1 episode, 2002) (written by - 1 episode, 2000)
- Freak Nation
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- Love Among the Runes
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Music video: Directed "Reach," for Martini Reach, a new-wave group that featured Bill Paxton. This is the only music video that Cameron has ever directed. See more »Publicity Listings:
5 Print Biographies | 2 Portrayals | 21 Interviews | 20 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 3 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
J. C. | Jim Cameron | James Cameron and his Lawyers | H.A. MiltonHeight:
6' 2" (1.88 m)
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...you can read all the books about filmmaking, all the articles in American Cinematographer and that sort of thing, but you have to really see how it works on a day-to-day basis, and how to pace your energy so that you can survive the film, which was a lesson that took me a long time to learn. See more »Trivia:
The renowned Swiss company ROLEX customized a special watch for Cameron (to be "worn" on the sub's robotic arm) aptly named the "Rolex DeepSea Challenge Sea-Dweller" (39370ft=12000m) to commemorate his landmark oceanic expedition in the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench, a trench that is significantly deeper than Mount Everest is high. The watch was designed to withstand up to 13.6 tons of pressure ... See more »Trademark:
His films tend to have scenes with elevators with something dangerous happening near or in them. In Aliens (1986), Ripley goes up and down a cargo elevator several times, exiting the complex and then going backwhile loading weapons to get Newt and then leaving with the Queen Alien following. The Queen Alien rides the elevator to follow Ripley. In Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Sara sees the T... See more »Nickname:
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