John Patrick Shanley

John Patrick Shanley (born in 1950) is a playwright from the Bronx. He was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers and the Sisters of Charity. He is famous for insisting in his contract that not a single word can be changed in the screenplays that he writes. He is a graduate of New York University.

Screenplays

• The Waltz of the Tulips (2006)
• Live From Baghdad (2002) (TV, Emmy)
• Congo (1995)
• Alive (1993)
• Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) - also directed
• January Man (1989)
• Moonstruck (1987)
• Five Corners (1987)