Edward Norton Edward Norton Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards for his work in the films "Primal Fear" (1996), "American History X" (1998) and "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" (2014). He also starred in other roles, such as "The People vs. Larry Flynt" (1996), "Fight Club" (1999), "Red Dragon" (2002), "25th Hour" (2002), "Kingdom of Heaven" (2005), "The Illusionist" (2006), "Moonrise Kingdom" (2012) and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014). He has also directed and co-written films, including his directorial debut, "Keeping the Faith" (2000). He
Damned (Palahniuk novel) with his mother's death from lung cancer in 2009. Palahniuk has described the novel as "if "The Shawshank Redemption" had a baby by "The Lovely Bones" and it was raised by Judy Blume." and "it's kind of like "The Breakfast Club" set in Hell." Damned (Palahniuk novel) Damned is a 2011 novel by Chuck Palahniuk. A sequel to the novel, "Doomed", was released in 2013. The novel opens with 13-year-old Madison "Maddy" Spencer waking in Hell, unsure of the details surrounding her death. She believes she died of a marijuana overdose while her celebrity parents were attending the Academy Awards.