Jeffrey Eugenides

Jeffrey Eugenides

Jeffrey Eugenides was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960. He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University, and received an M.A. in English and Creative Writing from Stanford University in 1986. His first novel, the Virgin Suicides, was published to acclaim in 1993....
Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne

Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, Alexander Payne was educated by Jesuits and later studied History and Spanish Literature at Stanford before earning an M.F.A. in Filmmaking from UCLA. His thesis film, “The Passion of Martin”, screened at the 1991 Sundance Film...
Melina Kanakaredes

Melina Kanakaredes

Melina Kanakaredes starred for five seasons as Dr. Sydney Hansen on the NBC-TV critically acclaimed series “Providence”. For her performance, Melina received the 2000 TV Guide Award for Favorite Actress in a Drama (as voted by more than one million TV viewers) and was...