Director
Director of theater, film and opera
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Julie Taymor
FROM Julie Taymor
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Julie Taymor Stages ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’ for the Screen Julie Taymor has directed theater, opera and film. She’s perhaps best known for the stage version of The Lion King, which she created in 1997 and is still going strong on Broadway, but Taymor is also very committed to Shakespeare.
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