David Ray fell
David Rayfiel (born September 9, 1923 in New York City , † June 22, 2011 there ) was an American screenwriter .
Life
Rayfiel was a son of Congressman Leo F. Rayfiel (1888–1978). He attended Brooklyn College and took part in World War II as a soldier in Europe . After studying screenwriting at Yale University , he first worked for American television, for which he scripted talk and game shows as well as series episodes for Assignment Foreign Legion and Channing . After an off-Broadway play , PS 193 , which hit the stage in 1962, he focused on dramatic television material.
1964 began a decade-long collaboration with director Sydney Pollack , with whom he first appeared on PS 193 , then on his debut Voice on the Telephone and finally on almost all feature films, a few times unnamed. The French-speaking Rayfield also wrote several times for Bertrand Tavernier .
Rayfield received the Edgar Allan Poe Award for his screenplay for The Three Days of the Condor .
Rayfield was married three times; his second wife was the actress Maureen Stapleton .
Filmography
- 1969: The castle in the Ardennes (Castle Keep)
- 1970: Valdez (Valdez is coming)
- 1975: Three Days of the Condor (Three Days of the Condor)
- 1976: A woman sees red (lipstick)
- 1980: Death Watch (La mort en direct)
- 1986: At midnight (Round Midnight)
- 1990: Havana (Havana)
- 1993: The company (The Firm)
- 1994: Encounters - Intersection (Intersection)
- 1995: Sabrina (Sabrina)
Web links
- David Rayfiel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- David Rayfiel in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary of the New York Times
- ^ Obituary in The Guardian
- ^ Three-Days-of-the-Condor - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards - NYTimes.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rayfiel, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 22, 2011 |
| Place of death | New York City |