21 September 1957, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Ethan Coen (as well as his brother Joel Coen) is probably best described as a all-around filmmaker. He is almost always credited as writer, and Joel is credited as the director. But the truth is that they write/direct their films as a team.Ethan and Joels films include:

The Big Lebowski
Fargo
Barton Fink
Rasing Arizona
and... Millers Crossing