The Big Picture: Aaron Sorkin Career & Biographical Notes: The plot for his breakthrough hit, A Few Good Men, was based on a case his older sister, a Navy JAG, related to him. His first show biz career was acting, but he quickly discovered his talent was writing, not performing. Many of the shows he's written contain references to the work of Gilbert & Sullivan Secretly hoping Martin Sheen will run for president and hire him as a speechwriter.

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Aaron Sorkin Trivia Quizzes
at HowWellDoYouKnow.com:

• American President, The
• Few Good Men, A
• Social Network, The
• Sports Night, Season 1 (The Easy Version)
• Sports Night, Season 1 (The Hard Version)

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Recent Movies:

Film	Date	Rating	Screens	Opening	Total	Box Office
Charlie Wilson's War	12/21/07				60.47	Info

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Awards:

2010
The Social Network

• Runner-Up: Best Adapted Screenplay, Writers' Guild

2007
Charlie Wilson's War

• Win: Best Adapted Screenplay, Washington (DC) Area Film Critics Association
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Broadcast Film Critics Association

1995
The American President

• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Golden Globes
• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Writers' Guild

1992
A Few Good Men

• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Golden Globes

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