Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn( born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress best known for her roles in films such as" The Last Picture Show The ExorcistAlice Does n't Live Here Anymore", for which she won an Academy Award, and" Requiem For a Dream".
Her career began in theatre during the late 1950s, and over the next decade included several films and television series.
Burstyn is one of the few performers to have won the Triple Crown of Acting.
In 2013, she was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
Her performance in the acclaimed 1971 ensemble drama" The Last Picture Show" brought her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination, after which she moved from supporting to leading film and stage roles.
Burstyn received a second Academy Award nomination for her lead performance in William Friedkin's classic horror film" The Exorcist"( 1973), and won the Academy Award for Best Actress the following year for her role as a widowed drifter in Martin Scorsese's" Alice Does n't Live Here Anymore".
In 1975, she won the Tony Award for her lead performance in the Broadway production of" Same Time, Next Year", and received a Golden Globe Award and a fourth Academy Award nomination for her performance in the 1978 film version of the play.
Burstyn has worked consistently in film, television, and theatre since then, receiving multiple awards and nominations along the way, including seven additional Golden Globe Award nominations, five Emmy Award nominations( two wins), and two more Academy Award nominations for her performances in the films" Resurrection"( 1980) and" Requiem for a Dream"( 2000).
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Alice Doesn't Live Here
Anymore is a 1974 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Robert Getchell.
It stars Ellen Burstyn as a widow who travels with her preteen son across the Southwestern United States in search of a better life.
Kris Kristofferson, Billy "Green" Bush, Diane Ladd, Valerie Curtin, Lelia Goldoni,
Vic Tayback, Jodie Foster, Alfred Lutter and Harvey Keitel are featured in supporting roles.
It was one of Foster's earliest notable film appearances.
The film premiered at the 27th Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the "Palme d'Or" and was released theatrically on December 9, 1974, by
Warner Bros. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $21 million on a $1.8 million budget.
At the 47th Academy Awards, Burstyn won Best Actress, while Ladd and Getchell received nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay.
Robert Getchell
Robert Getchell( December 6, 1936 – October 21, 2017) was an American screenwriter.
Getchell wrote the 1974 film" Alice Does n't Live Here Anymore" and created the sitcom based on that film," Alice".
Getchell was also the screenwriter for the 1981 docudrama film" Mommie Dearest" which is based on Christina Crawford's nightmarish childhood with her violent and manipulative alcoholic adoptive mother, the actress Joan Crawford.
The film was meant to be taken seriously with a subject concerning child abuse/ trafficking however, Getchell's unusual script became over- the- top and unintentionally amusing that it won the 2nd Golden Raspberry award for worst Screenplay which developed" Mommie Dearest" into a memorable cult film.
He died on 21 October 2017 aged 81.
Kent L. Wakeford
Kent Lon Wakeford( born 1928) is an American cinematographer, the co-founder of Wakeford/ Orloff Productions and founder of Kent Wakeford and Associates, two commercial production companies.
Wakeford is most known for working on Martin Scorsese's films" Mean Streets" and" Alice Does n't Live Here Anymore", as well as on the films" Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade" and" Wedding Bell Blues".
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese (born November 17, 1942) is an American filmmaker and actor, whose career spans more than 50 years.
Part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers in cinematic history.
Scorsese's body of work explores such themes as Italian-American identity, Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, faith, machismo, modern crime, and gang conflict.
Many of his films are also known for their depiction of violence and liberal use of profanity.
In 1990, he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation.
He is a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the cinema, and has won an Academy Award, a Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival
Best Director Award, Silver Lion, Grammy Award, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Directors Guild of America Awards.
He has directed works such as the crime film "Mean Streets" (1973), the vigilante-thriller "Taxi Driver" (1976), the biographical sports drama "Raging Bull" (1980), the black comedies "The King of Comedy" (1983) and "After Hours" (1985), the religious epic "The Last Temptation of Christ" (1988), the crime film "Goodfellas" (1990), the psychological thriller "Cape Fear" (1991), the historical romantic drama "The Age of Innocence" (1993) and the crime epics "Casino" (1995) and
"The Irishman" (2019), most of which he collaborated on with actor and close friend Robert De Niro.
Scorsese has also been noted for his successful collaborations with actor Leonardo DiCaprio, having directed him in five films, beginning with "Gangs of New York" (2002) and most recently "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013).
Their third film together, "The Departed" (2006), won Scorsese the Academy Award for Best Director in addition to the film winning the award for Best Picture.
Scorsese's other film work includes the biographical drama "The Aviator" (2004), the psychological thriller "Shutter Island" (2010), the historical adventure drama "Hugo" (2011), and the religious epic "Silence" (2016).
His work in television includes the pilot episodes of the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire" and "Vinyl", the latter of which he also co-created.
With eight Best Director Oscar nominations, he is the most-nominated living director and is tied with Billy Wilder for the second-most nominations overall.
As a fan of rock music, he has directed several documentaries on the subject, including "The Last Waltz" (1978), "No Direction Home" (2005), "Shine a Light" (2008),  (2011), and  (2019).
Sandra Weintraub
Sandra Weintraub Roland is an American soap opera writer and producer.
She is most notable for her writing on CBS's The Young and the Restless, which she has written in different positions since 1998.
In the 1970s she was also notable for her close relationship with Martin Scorsese.
They lived together for four years during which time she worked on Scorsese's Alice Does n't Live Here Anymore as associate producer, and also served in other production capacities on Taxi Driver and Mean Streets.
In addition, she appeared briefly, and uncredited, in the latter film.
Raised in New York City, she is one of four children of former Warner Bros. production executive Fred Weintraub.
Diane Ladd
Diane Ladd( born November 29, 1935) is an American actress, film director, producer and author.
She has appeared in over 120 film and television roles.
For the 1974 film" Alice Does n't Live Here Anymore", she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
She went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for" Alice"( 1980 – 81), and to receive Academy Award nominations for" Wild at Heart"( 1990) and" Rambling Rose"( 1991).
Her other film appearances include" Chinatown"( 1974)," Ghosts of Mississippi"( 1996)," Primary Colors"( 1998)," 28 Days"( 2000), and" American Cowslip"( 2008).
Ladd is the mother of actress Laura Dern, with her ex-husband, actor Bruce Dern.
Beth Howland
Elizabeth Howland( May 28, 1941 – December 31, 2015) was an American actress.
She worked on stage and television, and was best known for playing Vera Gorman in" Alice", the sitcom inspired by the Martin Scorsese film" Alice Does n't Live Here Anymore"( 1974).
Howland originated the role of Amy in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's" Company", in which she introduced the patter song" Getting Married Today".
Vic Tayback
Victor Tayback( January 6, 1930 – May 25, 1990) was an American actor.
He is best known for his role as diner owner Mel Sharples in the comedy- drama film" Alice Does n't Live Here Anymore"( 1974) and the television sitcom" Alice"( 1976 – 1985), for which he won two consecutive Golden Globes.
We Don't Live Here Anymore
We Do n't Live Here Anymore is a 2004 drama film directed by John Curran and starring Mark Ruffalo, Laura Dern, Peter Krause, and Naomi Watts.
It is based on the short stories" We Do n't Live Here Anymore" and" Adultery" by Andre Dubus.
Set in Washington state, the film was shot around Vancouver, British Columbia.

Question: Who is the father of the director of film Alice Doesn'T Live Here Anymore?
Answer: Charles Scorsese