Gary Ross

'Gary Ross' (qv) is an American writer, director and actor born November 3rd, 1956 in Los Angeles, California. His father was screenwriter 'Arthur A. Ross' (qv) (1920 - 2008). After writing for television series _The Hitchhiker (1983)_ (qv) in 1986, Ross broke through by penning the Tom Hanks hit _Big (1988)_ (qv), his first screenplay to be made into a feature film. Ross followed up the success of _Big (1988)_ (qv) with a series of notable screenwriting credits including _Mr. Baseball (1992)_ (qv), _Dave (1993)_ (qv), _Pleasantville (1998)_ (qv) and _Seabiscuit (2003)_ (qv). 1998's _Pleasantville (1998)_ (qv) also marked Ross's directorial debut, after which he went on to direct _Seabiscuit (2003)_ (qv) and _The Hunger Games (2012)_ (qv), which he adapted for the screen alongside Hunger Games novelist 'Suzanne Collins' (qv). Ross has been nominated for four Academy 'Awards' (qv), including Best Picture and Adapted Screenplay nods for _Seabiscuit (2003)_ (qv), which received a total of seven Academy 'Awards' (qv) nominations but no wins.Despite the extraordinary commercial success of _The Hunger Games (2012)_ (qv), Ross declined involvement in the franchise's three sequels, choosing instead to focus on other projects including a Civil War film, _Free State of Jones (2016)_ (qv), and a long-planned reboot of a film co-written by Gary's father, 'Arthur A. Ross' (qv) - _Creature from the Black Lagoon_ (qv).::Anonymous