Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal Explained

Birthname:Naomi Achs
Birth Date:4 March 1946
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Alma Mater:Barnard College (BA)
Columbia University (MA)
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    Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal (Achs; born March 4, 1946) is an American screenwriter and director. She is the mother of actors Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal.

    Early life and education

    Foner was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the daughter of doctors Ruth (née Silbowitz; 1920–1968) and Samuel Achs (1919–2014). Her parents were both of Jewish ancestry.[1] [2] [3] [4] Her aunt was Freda (Silbowitz) Hertz (1915–2013), a lawyer.[5] [6] [7] She was raised in a family of "high-achieving New York Jews."[8] [9] [10] Her Ashkenazi Jewish grandparents emigrated from Eastern Europe (Latvia and Poland).[11] [12] [13]

    She attended Barnard College in New York City, graduating with a BA degree in English. She later earned an MA degree in developmental psychology from Columbia University.

    Career

    She has written the screenplays for several feature films, including Running on Empty (for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay and won a Golden Globe Award for the same category), Losing Isaiah, and most recently Bee Season. She was the Naomi referenced in the line "...what about Naomi?" at the end of each Love of Chair segment of The Electric Company, where she was an associate producer for two seasons.

    In 2013, she made her directorial debut with Very Good Girls, starring Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival before attaining online and theatrical distribution in the U.S. with Tribeca Film. She collaborated on a script for an American-Chinese co-production titled Moon Flower of Flying Tigers,[14] which was to be co-produced by Ann An and Paula Wagner[15] and based upon the book by Gao Demin.[16]

    Personal life

    Naomi Foner's first husband was Eric Foner, a historian and Columbia University professor, whom she married in 1965 and divorced in 1977.[17] Her second marriage, 1977–2009, was to film director Stephen Gyllenhaal.[18] They have collaborated professionally and have two children together, actors Maggie Gyllenhaal (b. 1977) and Jake Gyllenhaal (b. 1980).

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 'Bee' Spells Family D-y-s-f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-a-l. Josephs. Susan. November 10, 2005. Jewish Journal. April 22, 2018.
    2. News: Naomi Foner on 'Very Good Girls' and Her Famous Children. Schleier. Curt. July 24, 2014. The Forward. May 21, 2018. Naomi Foner: "I certainly think of myself as Jewish and I tried to bring up my children think of themselves as Jews.".
    3. Web site: Naomi. Pfefferman. Maggie Gyllenhaal stars in SundanceTV's "The Honorable Woman". Jewish Journal. July 23, 2014. April 24, 2018.
    4. News: The year of Jake Gyllenhaal. Klug. Lisa. August 15, 2015. The Times of Israel. June 24, 2018.
    5. News: Paid Notice: Deaths ACHS, ROBERT. The New York Times. 2005-07-03. 2009-12-12.
    6. News: DR. RUTH ACHS, 48, PEDIATRICIAN,DIES. The New York Times. 1968-09-29. 2009-12-12.
    7. http://www.law.columbia.edu/magazine/612510/freda-silbowitz-hertz-38 Freda Silbowitz Obituary
    8. Web site: Writing Her Way Back to the Family Business. Vaucher. Andréa R.. October 31, 2004. The New York Times. April 22, 2018.
    9. News: A New York Times Sponsored Archive: Bee Season. The New York Times .
    10. Web site: Jewish Stars. Bloom. Nate. October 20, 2011. Cleveland Jewish News. June 24, 2018.
    11. Stated on Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., PBS, April 22, 2012
    12. Web site: Janet. Christie. Maggie Gyllenhaal: Acting for self-discovery. The Scotsman. June 22, 2014. April 22, 2018.
    13. Web site: Gerard. Gilbert. Maggie Gyllenhaal on her new role in BBC2 spy drama The Honourable Woman. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/maggie-gyllenhaals-role-in-bbc2-spy-drama-the-honourable-woman-sounds-like-the-perfect-fit-even-with-9580264.html . 2022-06-18 . subscription . live. The Independent. July 2, 2014. April 24, 2018.
    14. Web site: Moon Flower of Flying Tigers. Jul 26, 2019. www.imdb.com.
    15. Web site: Moon Flower of Flying Tigers to Hit Screen – All China Women's Federation. www.womenofchina.cn. Jul 26, 2019.
    16. Web site: Origin of the Story about "Moon Flower of Flying Tigers"_四毛高德敏_新浪博客. blog.sina.com.cn. Jul 26, 2019.
    17. Book: Contemporary Authors New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Non-Fiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, M. Linda. Metzger. Deborah A.. Straub. Peter M.. Gareffa. Jun 26, 1984. Gale / Cengage Learning. 9780810319417. Jul 26, 2019. Google Books.
    18. News: Jake Gyllenhaal Says His Parents' Divorce 'Allowed Me to Be More Honest with Myself'. People. Jul 26, 2019.

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