American philosophy as Maximilien Robespierre, François-Marie Arouet (better known by his pen name, Voltaire), and Rousseau. However, an investigation of 106 contributors to the "Declaration of Independence" between September 5, 1774 and July 4, 1776 found that only two men (Franklin and Jefferson), both American Practical Idealists in their moral philosophy, might be called quasi-deists or non-denominational Christians; all the others were publicly members of denominational Christian churches. Even Franklin professed the need for a "public religion" and would attend various churches from time to time. Jefferson was vestryman at the evangelical Calvinistical Reformed Church of Charlottesville, Virginia, a church he himself
Fran Walsh Fran Walsh Frances Rosemary Walsh (born 10 January 1959) is a New Zealand screenwriter, film producer and lyricist. She has won BAFTA and Academy awards for her music, film producing, and script writing. She is the long-time partner of filmmaker Peter Jackson. Fran Walsh has contributed to all of Peter Jackson's films since 1989: as co-writer since "Meet the Feebles", and as producer since "". She won three Academy Awards in 2003, for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Song, all for "". She has received seven Oscar nominations. Walsh was born into a family of Irish descent