Hollywood Movies Director - James Gunn James Gunn was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. He earned his B.A. at Saint Louis University. After that, he moved to New York and received an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University. While finishing his MFA, he began working for “Troma Studios”. Afterward, he started screenwriting for Hollywood movies. https://www.quora.com/profile/James-Gunn-129