Jim Jarmusch

Jim Jarmusch
Jarmusch at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
Born	(1953-01-22) January 22, 1953 (age 71) Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, U.S.
Education	Northwestern University Columbia University (BA) New York University (MFA)
Occupations	Filmmaker actor composer
Years active	1979–present
Partner	Sara Driver

James Robert Jarmusch (/ˈdʒɑːrməʃ/ JAR-məsh;^[1] born January 22, 1953) is an American film director and screenwriter. He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s, directing films such as Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Down by Law (1986), Mystery Train (1989), Dead Man (1995), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), Broken Flowers (2005), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), and Paterson (2016). Stranger Than Paradise was added to the National Film Registry in December 2002.^[2] As a musician, he has composed music for his films and released three albums with Jozef van Wissem.