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Birth Name: Terrence Frederick Malick
Place of Birth: Ottawa, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 30, 1943
Ethnicity: * father – Assyrian-Lebanese * mother – English
Terrence Malick is an Oscar-nominated American director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for his films Days of Heaven , The Thin Red Line , and The Tree of Life .
Terrence was born in Ottawa, Illinois and raised in Waco, Texas and Oklahoma. He is the son of Irene (Thompson) and Emil Malick, a geologist. His paternal grandparents were Assyrian Christian emigrants, from Lebanon, Syria, and/or Urmia, Iran. He attended St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Austin, Texas, while his family lived in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Terrence is married to Alexandra Wallace.
Terrence’s paternal grandfather was named Avimelk Malick.
Terrence’s paternal grandmother was named Nanajan.
Terrence’s maternal grandfather was named John Thompson.
Terrence’s maternal grandmother was named Katherine.