question: Jack Hofsiss and William Malone, are which nationality?
answer: American
context: Title: William Malone (director)
  Passage: William Malone (born 1953) is an American horror filmmaker who directed such films as the 1999 remake "House on Haunted Hill", "Scared to Death", "Creature", and "FeardotCom".
  Title: The Plagues
  Passage: The Plagues were an American garage rock band from Lansing, Michigan who were active in the 1960s (not to be confused with other bands of the period named "the Plagues").  They were led by bass player, principal songwriter, and vocalist William Malone.  The group had a local and regional hit with "I’ve Been Through It Before".  Malone left the band in 1966 to join the Frightened Trees, as the remaining members formed a new group out of the ashes of the Plagues, the Plain Brown Wrapper.  Malone later became a successful Hollywood movie director, whose 2008 horror thriller "Parasomnia" included "I’ve Been Through It Before", as well as other songs by the Plagues and other 1960s garage bands.  In the intervening years the Plagues work has attracted a following amongst garage rock enthusiasts and collectors.
  Title: Jack Hofsiss
  Passage: John Bernard "Jack" Hofsiss (September 28, 1950 – September 13, 2016) was an American theatre, film, and television director.  He received a Tony Award for his direction of "The Elephant Man" on Broadway, the youngest director to have ever received it at the time.  The production also garnered him a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Obie Award, and New York Drama Critics Circle Award.  Director of Family Secrets in the year 1984; starring Melissa Gilbert, James Spader, Stefanie Powers, and Maureen Stapleton.
  Title: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984 film)
  Passage: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film directed by Jack Hofsiss and starring Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn, Kim Stanley, David Dukes, and Penny Fuller.  The film was produced by American Playhouse and originally premiered on Showtime on August 19, 1984.
  Title: I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
  Passage: I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can is a 1982 American biographical film directed by Jack Hofsiss and starring Jill Clayburgh.  The screenplay by David Rabe is based on the memoir of the same title by Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Barbara Gordon, whose addiction to and difficult withdrawal from Valium serves as the basis of the plot.
  Title: Family Secrets (1984 film)
  Passage: Family Secrets is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film starring Maureen Stapleton, Melissa Gilbert and Stefanie Powers (who also co-wrote and co-produced).  The TV film was directed by Jack Hofsiss.
  Title: Parasomnia (film)
  Passage: Parasomnia is an independent horror film directed by William Malone and stars Jeffrey Combs, Timothy Bottoms and Dylan Purcell.  The filming was funded by Malone himself, and its release was delayed due to difficulties securing distribution.
citations: Jack Hofsiss William Malone (director)