Terrence Frederick Malick is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. In a career spanning over four decades he has directed six feature films. He made his directorial debut with the drama Badlands in 1973. Malick released his second film, Days of Heaven, in 1978, after which he took a long hiatus from directing films. His third film, the World War II drama The Thin Red Line, was released in 1998. Seven years later he released his fourth film, The New World, which was followed by the critically acclaimed and 2011 Palme d'Or winner The Tree of Life. The following year saw the release of the sixth film directed by Malick, To the Wonder. Malick has received consistent praise for his work and has been regarded as one of the greatest living filmmakers. 

November 30th, 1943 in Ottawa (Age 80)