What job do both Norman Thaddeus Vane and Jia Zhangke have in common?
Norman Thaddeus Vane Norman Thaddeus Vane (July 7, 1928 – May 2, 2015) was a screenwriter, producer, playwright and film director. He served as writer for the 1968 film "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter", and in the subsequent year was writer and associate producer of the movie "Lola". He wrote the screenplay for the 1972 film, "". Vane went on to direct the 1983 film, "Frightmare", and continue contributing to writing films including "The Black Room" in 1984.
Michael Szonyi Michael A. Szonyi (; born May 18, 1967) is Professor of Chinese History at Harvard University and the director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. His research focuses on the local history of southeast China, especially in the Ming dynasty, the history of Chinese popular religion, and Overseas Chinese history. He is currently studying the social history of the Ming Dynasty military. Szonyi has traced local cults from the Ming Dynasty and has found that some of these cults continue to exist. He hopes that his research on these traditions can help historians better understand the role of religion in establishing local social orders.