Patrick Sheane Duncan (born 1947) is an American writer, film producer and director. A graduate of

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in Allendale Charter Township, Michigan, Duncan's career has been influenced by his Vietnam War experiences, which inspired the television miniseries ''Vietnam War Story'' (1987) and its sequel ''Vietnam War Story: The Last Days'' (1989) and the films '' 84C MoPic'' (1989) and ''

Courage Under Fire ''Courage Under Fire'' is a 1996 American war film directed by Edward Zwick, and starring Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan. It is the second collaboration between Washington and director Zwick. The film was released in the United States on July 12 ...

'' (1996). Additional writing credits include '' A Home of Our Own'' (1993), ''The Pornographer'' (1994), '' Nick of Time'' (1995), ''

Mr. Holland's Opus ''Mr. Holland's Opus'' is a 1995 American drama film directed by Stephen Herek, produced by Ted Field, Robert W. Cort, and Michael Nolin, and written by Patrick Sheane Duncan. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss in the title role of Glenn Holland, ...

'' (1995), and the television movies ''A Painted House'' (2003), '' Elvis'' (2005), and the ''

Little Red Wagon ''Little Red Wagon'' is a 2012 docudrama directed by David Anspaugh and written by Patrick Sheane Duncan. The film stars Anna Gunn, Daveigh Chase, Frances O'Connor, and Chandler Canterbury. ''Little Red Wagon'' covers Zach Bonner's philanth ...

'' (2012). Duncan is a winner of the CableACE Award for Writing for a Dramatic Series for ''Vietnam War Story: The Last Days'' and a Christopher Award for ''Mr. Holland's Opus'', which also garnered him a

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nomination. He was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the

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for ''84C MoPic'' and ''The Pornographer'' and the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and Best Screenplay for ''84C MoPic''. Duncan's play, ''Souls on Fire'', was produced by

Danny Glover Danny Lebern Glover (; born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is widely known for his lead role as Roger Murtaugh in the ''Lethal Weapon'' film series. He also had leading roles in his films include ...

's theatre company, Robey Theatre Company in Los Angeles. In 2016, Duncan published the historical

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novel ''Dracula vs. Hitler''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan, Patrick Sheane American film directors American male screenwriters Place of birth missing (living people) American film producers 1947 births Living people Grand Valley State University alumni