Coen brothers Ethan is also a writer of short stories, theater and poetry. Known for many distinctive stylistic trademarks including genre hybridity, the brothers' films "No Country for Old Men", "A Serious Man" and "Inside Llewyn Davis" have been ranked in the BBC's 2016 poll of the greatest motion pictures since 2000. Joel and Ethan Coen were born and raised in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. Their mother, Rena (née Neumann), was an art historian at St. Cloud State University, and their father, Edward Coen, was an economist at the University of Minnesota. Their family is Jewish. When they
Coen brothers McDormand has acted in several Coen Brothers films, including a minor appearance in "Miller's Crossing", a supporting role in "Raising Arizona," lead roles in "Blood Simple" and "The Man Who Wasn't There", her Academy Award-winning role in "Fargo", and her starring role in "Burn After Reading". She also did a voice-over in "Barton Fink". Ethan married film editor Tricia Cooke in 1990. They have two children: daughter Dusty and son Buster Jacob, who goes to Vassar College. Both couples live in New York. After graduating from New York University, Joel worked as a production assistant on a variety of industrial