From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Ronald F Maxwell born January 5 1949 is an independent film director and writer from Clifton New Jersey He is most famous for writing and directing the American Civil War epics Gettysburg 1993 and Gods and Generals 2003 In 2007 Maxwell optioned the film rights to novelist Speer Morgans 1979 book Belle Starr Starr was a legendary female outlaw of the Old West A New Jersey native Maxwell attended Clifton High School He graduated from New York University NYU Institute of Film 1970 Fluent in French Maxwell is a member of the Writers Guild of America Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Description above from the Wikipedia article Ronald F Maxwell licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia