Alice Munro vs Ang Lee
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Compare the life timelines of Alice Munro (1931–2024) and Ang Lee (1954–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1954 to 2024.
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Alice Munro (1931–2024)
- — Born in Wingham, Ontario Verified
- — Studied English and journalism at the University of Western Ontario Verified
- — Married James Munro and moved to Vancouver Verified
- — Moved to Victoria, British Columbia, and opened Munro's Books Verified
- — Published Dance of the Happy Shades Verified
- — Published Lives of Girls and Women Verified
- — Divorced James Munro and returned to Ontario Verified
- — Awarded the Man Booker International Prize Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Died in Port Hope, Ontario Verified
Ang Lee (1954–present)
- — Born in Pingtung County, Taiwan Verified
- — Graduated from the National Taiwan Academy of Arts Verified
- — Moved to the United States to study theatre at the University of Illinois Verified
- — Married the microbiologist Jane Lin Verified
- — Completed a master's degree in film production at New York University Verified
- — Directed his first feature, Pushing Hands Verified
- — Won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for The Wedding Banquet Verified
- — Directed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Verified
- — Won the Academy Award for Best Director for Brokeback Mountain Verified
- — Won a second Academy Award for Best Director for Life of Pi Verified