Michael Strøm Lie
Michael Strøm Lie( 20 December 1862 – 1934) was a Norwegian diplomat.
He was born in Kongsvinger as a son of the cousins, writer Jonas Lie( 1833 – 1908) and Thomasine Henriette Lie( 1833 – 1907).
He was a brother of Erik Lie and writer Mons Lie, and through the former an uncle of Nazi Jonas Lie.
On the maternal side he was a nephew of Erika( Nissen) and Ida Lie, and a first cousin of Erika Lie, Karl Nissen, painter Jonas Lie and Eyolf Soot and a first cousin once removed of Botten Soot.
On the paternal side he was a first cousin of Bernt Lie and Vilhelm Lie, and a first cousin once removed of Emil Lie and Nils Lie.
He was married to Maggie Skredsvig, ex-wife of Christian Skredsvig and daughter of Frithjof M. Plahte, who in turn was a first cousin of Michael's mother.
He was named as military attaché in Berlin in 1904.
When Norway became independent in 1905 he became acting chargé d'affaires.
In 1906 he was promoted to counsellor at the legation, and he was later the Norwegian ambassador to Mexico and Cuba from 1910 to 1921, Italy briefly in 1921 and Spain from 1921 to 1927.
He issued the memoirs" Fra mit liv som diplomat" in 1929.
Erik Lie (writer)
Erik Røring Møinichen Lie( 23 November 1869 – 1943) was a Norwegian writer.
He was born in Kristiania as the youngest son of the cousins, writer Jonas Lie( 1833 – 1908) and Thomasine Henriette Lie( 1833 – 1907).
He was a brother of Michael Strøm Lie and writer Mons Lie.
On the maternal side he was a nephew of Erika( Nissen) and Ida Lie, and a first cousin of Erika Lie, Karl Nissen, painter Jonas Lie and Eyolf Soot and a first cousin once removed of Botten Soot.
On the paternal side he was a first cousin of Bernt Lie and Vilhelm Lie, and a first cousin once removed of Emil Lie and Nils Lie.
Together with Kathrine Elisabeth Dons( 1876 – 1947) he was the father of writer, police officer and Nazi politician Jonas Lie.
Through his wife Erik Lie was also an uncle of Helge Thiis and Ragna Thiis Stang.
Erik
Lie wrote both fiction:" Tolv procent"( 1902)," Direktør Lyngs hjem"( 1903) and" Den nye lykke"( 1911); and non-fiction.
He wrote literary historic books such as" Honoré de Balzac"( 1893) and" Den europæiske litteratur i kulturhistoriske billeder"( 1896), and the more biographical" Jonas Lie; oplevelser"( 1908)," Arne Garborg"( 1914) and" Erindringer fra et dikterhjem"( 1928).
He has been credited with taking the initiative to found the Norwegian Authors' Union in 1893.
From 1901 to 1905 he was a librarian at the Bibliothèque Nordique in Paris, a part of the Bibliothèque Sainte- Geneviève.
John Baxter (director)
John Philip Baxter( 31 December 1896 – 21 January 1975) was a prolific British filmmaker active from the 1930s to the late 1950s.
During that time he produced, wrote, or directed dozens of films.
He directed Deborah Kerr in her first leading role in" Love on the Dole"( 1941), and was the producer- director for the musical- comedy films of Flanagan and Allen during World War II.
Mons Lie (writer)
Mons Lie( 5 May 1864 – 1931) was a Norwegian writer.
He was born in Kongsvinger as a son of the cousins, writer Jonas Lie( 1833 – 1908) and Thomasine Henriette Lie( 1833 – 1907).
He was a brother of Michael Strøm Lie and writer Erik Lie, and through the latter an uncle of Nazi Jonas Lie.
On the maternal side he was a nephew of Erika( Nissen) and Ida Lie, and a first cousin of Erika Lie, Karl Nissen, painter Jonas Lie and Eyolf Soot and a first cousin once removed of Botten Soot.
On the paternal side he was a first cousin of Bernt Lie and Vilhelm Lie, and a first cousin once removed of Emil Lie and Nils Lie.
His literary debut was" Streif" in 1894, and he wrote novels, short stories, poems and plays.
The novel" Man Overboard"( 1904) is regarded as his best work.
Philippe Falardeau
Philippe Falardeau( born February 1, 1968 in Hull, Quebec) is a French- Canadian film director and screenwriter.
A Real Bloke
A Real Bloke is a 1935 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring George Carney, Mary Clare and Diana Beaumont.
It was made at Cricklewood Studios as a quota quickie for release by MGM.
Mons Lie (writer)
Mons Lie( 5 May 1864 – 1931) was a Norwegian writer.
He was born in Kongsvinger as a son of the cousins, writer Jonas Lie( 1833 – 1908) and Thomasine Henriette Lie( 1833 – 1907).
He was a brother of Michael Strøm Lie and writer Erik Lie, and through the latter an uncle of Nazi Jonas Lie.
On the maternal side he was a nephew of Erika( Nissen) and Ida Lie, and a first cousin of Erika Lie, Karl Nissen, painter Jonas Lie and Eyolf Soot and a first cousin once removed of Botten Soot.
On the paternal side he was a first cousin of Bernt Lie and Vilhelm Lie, and a first cousin once removed of Emil Lie and Nils Lie.
His literary debut was" Streif" in 1894, and he wrote novels, short stories, poems and plays.
The novel" Man Overboard"( 1904) is regarded as his best work.
The Good Lie
The Good Lie is a 2014 American drama film written by Margaret Nagle and directed by Philippe Falardeau.
Filmed in Atlanta, Georgia and South Africa, the film stars Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Emmanuel Jal, Corey Stoll, and Sarah Baker.
It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival before being released on October 3, 2014.
Another major screening was held by the Greenwich International Film Festival on October 22, 2014, for the benefit of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.
Margaret Nagle
Margaret Nagle( born January 12, 1971) is a screenwriter, television producer and human rights activist.
She has been nominated for two Emmy Awards and won three Writers Guild of America Awards.
Nagle began her undergraduate work at UC Berkeley while still in high school attending both simultaneously.
She received her bachelor's degree at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Her first script, HBO's" Warm Springs" received a record- breaking 16 Emmy nominations and won five Emmys in 2005, including the Emmy Award for Best Television Movie.
It also won the 2006 Writers Guild of America Award for Long Form Original Screenplay.
Her screenplay for the 2014 film" The Good Lie" received The Paul Selvin Award from the Writer's Guild of America.
Nagle also received a 2011 Writer's Guild Award for her work on Boardwalk Empire.
She received the 2014 Media Access Award from the Writers Guild of America for" doubling the number" of people on network TV with disabilities.
Nagle has been raising money for Humanitarian Aid for South Sudan by appearing at screenings of The Good Lie on behalf of Concern, UNICEF, RefugePoint and other organizations.
Kuoth Wiel
Kuoth Wiel is a South- Sudanese- American model and actress, best known for her role in" The Good Lie"( 2014), a drama film portraying four child refugees from war- torn Sudan.

Question: Are the directors of films The Good Lie and A Real Bloke both from the same country?
Answer: no