John Logan is a noted American screenwriter of the 1990s and early 2000s. Logan grew up as an Army brat and attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, graduating in 1983. He worked as a playwright for ten years before turning to screenwriting. Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies are made. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The Arch, the main entrance to Northwesterns Evanston campus Northwestern University is a private university situated in Evanston, Illinois, on a 240 acre (970,000 m²) campus along the shores of Lake Michigan. ... Evanston is the name of several places in the United States of America: Evanston, Illinois Evanston, Indiana Evanston, Ohio Evanston, Wyoming This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Among Logan's plays, Never the Sinner is notable. It tells the story of the infamous Leopold and Loeb case, known in its time as the 'crime of the century'. The title is from the line: Hate the Sin, Never the Sinner, which was attributed to Clarence Darrow. Nathan Leopold (left) and Richard Loeb (center) under arrest Nathan Leopold, Jr. ... Clarence Darrow ca. ...

Logan's notable screenplays include Bats, Any Given Sunday, RKO 281, Gladiator (for which he, along with William Nicholson and David Franzoni, received a 2000 Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay), The Time Machine, Star Trek: Nemesis, The Last Samurai, and The Aviator. In 2005, he was again nominated for an Oscar for The Aviator, directed by Martin Scorcese, and was also nominated for a Golden Globe. For the flying mammal see bat. ... Any Given Sunday is a 1999 movie directed by Oliver Stone starring Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, LL Cool J, Matthew Modine and Bill Bellamy. ... Pollice Verso, an 1872 painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme, is a well known history painters researched conception of a gladiatorial combat. ... William Nicholson was born on (January 12, 1948, in Tunbridge Wells, England. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ... The Time Machine is a novel by H. G. Wells, first published in 1895, later made into two films of the same name. ... Star Trek Nemesis (Paramount Pictures, 2002; see also 2002 in film) is the tenth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... Promotional poster The Last Samurai is a film released in the United States on December 5, 2003. ... The Aviator is a 2004 drama movie, directed by Martin Scorsese. ... The Aviator is a 2004 drama movie, directed by Martin Scorsese. ... Martin Scorsese (born November 17, 1942 in Queens, New York, USA) is an American film director. ...

Logan is gay and lives in Malibu, California with his longtime companion, Marty Madden. He is known to be an ardent fan of Star Trek. Although the word gay originally meant happy, in modern usage the term is often applied interchangeably with homosexual. However, there are important differences between the terms: while homosexual relates specifically to sexuality, the term gay is a political or social marker. ... Malibu is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... The Enterprise boldly going where no man had gone before. ...