Ethan Coen Overview

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Born: September 21, 1957

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ethan Coen and his brother Joel bought a Super 8 camera when they were children and began remaking movies they'd seen on television. After high school, the brothers graduated from Bard College in Massachusetts. Ethan then attended Princeton University, earning an undergraduate degree in philosophy. He then moved to New York to join Joel and they began writing screenplays together. Seeing other independent moviemakers putting their own picture deals together,... See All


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