Becky Johnston

Becky Johnston (born April 1, 1956 in South Haven , Michigan ) is an American screenwriter .

Life

Becky Johnston was born in 1956. In 1973 she graduated from Interlochen Fine Arts High School.

In 1986 her screenplay for the Prince musical Under the Cherry Moon was made into a film. For this she was nominated for the Golden Raspberry .

She became known for the script for The Lord of the Tides (1991), for which she received an Oscar nomination at the 1992 Academy Awards . The script was based on the novel " Herren der Insel " by Pat Conroy , who also worked on the script. This was followed by Seven Years in Tibet , which on the book by Heinrich Harrer based. For the script, Johnston, who is actually a Protestant , dealt with Buddhism .

In 2010 she appeared in the documentary Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child about Jean-Michel Basquiat . She interviewed the artist in 1988, two years before his death at the age of only 27.

At Angelina Jolie's special request, she also wrote a sequel to the film Salt , which has not yet been made into a film.

Filmography

As a screenwriter

1986: Under the Cherry Moon - Under the Cherry Moon (Under the Cherry Moon)
1991: Lord of the Tides (The Prince of Tides)
1997: Seven Years in Tibet (Seven Years in Tibet)
2012: A Great Life (Arthur Newman) (also producer)

As a script doctor

1980: Underground USA (also Assistant Director)
2001: Sweet November
2002: The Mothman Prophecies (The Mothman Prophecies)

As an actress

1979: Men in Orbit (voice)
1983: Born in Flames (also Additional Camera Operator)

Web links

Becky Johnston at the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Becky Johnston. Screenwriter. Famous Birthdays, accessed January 19, 2010 .
↑ Awards. Internet Movie Database , accessed January 19, 2020 .
^ Molly O'Neill: FILM; Pat Conroy's Tale: Of Time and 'Tides' . In: The New York Times . December 22, 1991, p. 9 ( nytimes.com ).
^ Peter Travers: Seven Years in Tibet. Rolling Stone , October 8, 1997, accessed January 19, 2020 .
^ Orville Schell: Between the Image and the Reality. tricycle.com, archived from the original ; accessed on January 19, 2020 .
↑ Marion Maneker: Who Owns Basquiat's Legend? Art Market Monitor, December 8, 2009, accessed January 19, 2020 .
↑ Angelina Jolie's 'Salt' Sequel Hiring 'Prince of Tides' Writer (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter , December 10, 2012, accessed January 19, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Johnston, Becky
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	April 1, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH	South Haven , Michigan

[1] Becky Johnston. Screenwriter. Famous Birthdays, accessed January 19, 2010 .

[2] Awards. Internet Movie Database , accessed January 19, 2020 .

[3] Molly O'Neill: FILM; Pat Conroy's Tale: Of Time and 'Tides' . In: The New York Times . December 22, 1991, p. 9 ( nytimes.com ).

[4] Peter Travers: Seven Years in Tibet. Rolling Stone , October 8, 1997, accessed January 19, 2020 .

[5] Orville Schell: Between the Image and the Reality. tricycle.com, archived from the original ; accessed on January 19, 2020 .

[6] Marion Maneker: Who Owns Basquiat's Legend? Art Market Monitor, December 8, 2009, accessed January 19, 2020 .

[7] Angelina Jolie's 'Salt' Sequel Hiring 'Prince of Tides' Writer (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter , December 10, 2012, accessed January 19, 2020 .