Stephen Gyllenhaal

Stephen Roark Gyllenhaal (pronounced /ˈdʒɪlənhɔːl/; born October 4, 1949) is an American film director and poet. Gyllenhaal was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Virginia Lowrie (née Childs) and Hugh Anders Gyllenhaal. The Gyllenhaal family is a descendant of the cavalry officer Nils Gunnesson Haal, who was ennobled in 1652 when Queen Christina of Sweden conferred upon him the crest and family name, "Gyllenhaal." Stephen grew up in rural Pennsy... more

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