Ned Benson
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Ned Benson is a Writer, Director, and Producer born in New York City on April 03, 1977. He attended Deerfield Academy and Columbia University, graduating in 2001 with a BA in English and Film. Benson has written and directed four short films, including Four Lean Hounds (2003) and The Westerner (2010), as well as Yes (2011) and Citation (2012). He also writes for the theater, with a play entitled "Remission" to his credit. Benson splits his time between Los Angeles and New York.
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Who is it? Writer, Director, Producer
Birth Day April 03, 1977
Birth Place  New York City, New York, United States
Age 46 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Taurus
Alma mater Columbia University
Occupation Director, screenwriter, producer

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

Biography/Timeline

2001

Benson grew up in New York City. He graduated from Columbia University in 2001 with a degree in film and English. Benson was in a long-term relationship with Jessica Chastain. The two lived together before breaking up in 2010.

2010

Benson began his film career writing, directing and acting in shorts. After the premiere of the short film Four Lean Hounds at the Malibu Film Festival, he met Jessica Chastain, who asked him to work on Future projects. Together, they worked on their 2010 short film The Westerner. Benson directed their feature film The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby. After Chastain asked questions about Rigby's background, Benson wrote another script devoted entirely to her perspective. In 2012, Chastain was officially cast for the film. It was shot as two films simultaneously. Both films premiered together at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival under the title The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and Her Benson later edited the films into one film The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. It was given a limited release in September 2014 by The Weinstein Company.

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