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Christopher Nolan
Birth
On July 30, 1970, he was born in London. Edward is his middle name.1)
Parents
Brendan James Nolan, his English father, was an advertising executive, while Christina, his American mother, worked as a flight attendant and English teacher.2)
Dual Citizenship
He spent his upbringing in both London and Chicago, and he holds dual British and American citizenship.3)
Young And Interested In Filming
At the age of seven, he began making films by stealing his father's Super 8 camera and shooting short films with his action figures.4)
Star Wars
Growing up, Nolan was a huge fan of Star Wars (1977), and when he was eight years old, he created a stop motion animated imitation called Space Wars.5)
Uncle At NASA
His uncle, who worked at NASA and designed guidance systems for Apollo rockets, provided him some launch film. “I re-shot them off the screen and edited them in, hoping no one would notice,” Nolan later explained.6)
Early work
He wanted to be a professional filmmaker since he was 11 years old. When Nolan's family moved to Chicago during his adolescence, he began creating films with Adrien and Roko Belic.7)