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sorkin newsroom '' at the paleyfest 2013 panel for '' the 1984 -- present jewish new york city , new york , u.s. aaron sorkin 9 june 1961 julia 1 child -rrb- bingham -lrb- 1996 -- 2005 ; divorced ; aaron sorkin at paleyfest 2013.jpg aaron sorkin
 aaron benjamin sorkin screenwriter , producer , playwright syracuse university
aaron sorkin

aaron benjamin sorkin -lrb- born june 9 , 1961 -rrb- is an american screenwriter , producer , and playwright .
his works include the broadway plays `` a few good men '' and `` the farnsworth invention '' ; the television series `` sports night '' , `` the west wing '' , `` studio 60 on the sunset strip '' , and `` the newsroom '' ; and the films `` a few good men '' , `` the american president '' , `` charlie wilson 's war '' , `` the social network '' , `` moneyball '' , and the upcoming `` steve jobs '' .
sorkin 's trademark rapid-fire dialogue and extended monologues are complemented , in television , by frequent collaborator thomas schlamme 's characteristic directing technique called the `` walk and talk '' .
these sequences consist of single tracking shots of long duration involving multiple characters engaging in conversation as they move through the set ; characters enter and exit the conversation as the shot continues without any cuts .
