American Beauty (1999 film) and "Magnolia"). In 2006, the Writers Guild of America ranked the screenplay number 38 on its list of the 101 greatest screenplays. Annotations Footnotes Bibliography American Beauty (1999 film) American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film written by Alan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes in his feature film directorial debut. Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, a 42-year-old advertising executive who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, Angela (Mena Suvari). Annette Bening co-stars as Lester's materialistic wife, Carolyn, and Thora Birch plays their insecure daughter, Jane. Wes Bentley, Chris Cooper,
Burnham Sterling and Company and Sale/Leasebacks 2. Tax-leases 3. Aircraft sourcing 4. Financial, asset and tax analysis On October 10, 2012, Burnham Sterling & Company (BSC) was retained by Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) for the sourcing of 5 additional Airbus A320s. In 2011 BSC had successfully completed a similar exercise for 10 A320 aircraft for SAS. Burnham Sterling and Company Burnham Sterling & Company is an aircraft consulting and advisory practice led by former senior members of Babcock & Brown. The traditional aircraft advisory activities formerly offered by Babcock are now offered by Burnham Sterling and continue to be led by former Babcock partner,