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Arts & Literature

Henry Bean

Who

Henry Bean · Arts & Literature

What

Screenwriter-director ('The Believer', Sundance Grand Jury Prize 2001)

When

1945, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Henry Bean is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Screenwriter-director ('The Believer', Sundance Grand Jury Prize 2001)

How & why

Bean was an American screenwriter, novelist and director best known for writing and directing 'The Believer' (2001), which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. The film, about a young Jewish man who becomes a violent antisemite, drew directly on Bean's own reflections on Jewish identity. He was born into a Jewish family and his Jewish background is central to his work.

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Source: IMDb (Jewish Directors list)

Contributions & Sources

Screenwriter-director ('The Believer', Sundance Grand Jury Prize 2001)

1945

Source: IMDb (Jewish Directors list)