Jeremy Larner
Jeremy Larner (born March 20, 1937 ) is an American journalist , poet and screenwriter who received the Oscar for best original screenplay for the film Bill McKay at the 1973 Academy Awards .
biography
After attending school, he studied at Brandeis University in Waltham and graduated in 1958. His first work as a screenwriter was Drive, He Said (1971) by Jack Nicholson , before he wrote the screenplay for Bill McKay - The Candidate by Michael Ritchie with Robert Redford and Peter Boyle in 1972 . For this he received not only the 1973 Oscar for the best original screenplay, but also the Prize of the Writers Guild of America (WGA Award) for the best original screenplay.
In 2007 Larner, who is also active as a journalist and poet, took part as a guest at the SunDeis Film Festival at Brandeis University and reported not only on his work in film productions , but also read from his last anthology .
Web links
- Jeremy Larner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Larner, Jeremy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American journalist, poet and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1937 |