Michael Thomas (screenwriter)
Michael C. Thomas is an Australian screenwriter .
Life
Thomas grew up in Sydney, Australia .
He later settled in the United States , where he wrote for magazines such as Life , Esquire , Harper's Bazaar , Playboy , Penthouse , The New York Times and Rolling Stone . He wrote about Caribbean topics for Rolling Stone .
In 1982 he made his debut as a screenwriter with the template for the music film Countryman - Lost in the jungle . Numerous other scripts for films such as Desire , The Day of the Falcon and Scandal followed .
For The Day of the Falcon , Thomas was nominated for the 1986 Hugo Award together with Richard Donner , Edward Khmara , Tom Mankiewicz and David Webb Peoples in the category Best Dramatic Presentation .
Filmography (selection)
- 1982: Countryman - Lost in the Jungle (Countryman)
- 1983: Desire (The Hunger)
- 1985: The Day of the Hawk (Ladyhawke)
- 1985: Burke & Wills
- 1989: Scandal
- 1991: But then it came (Till There Was You)
- 1992: Ruby Cairo
- 1994: Backbeat
- 1997: Welcome to Woop Woop
- 1998: B. Monkey
- 2003: The Night We Called It a Day
- 2008: LA Crash ( Crash , TV series, 1 episode)
- 2011: The Devil's Double
- 2015: 69 Days of Hope (The 33)
Web links
- Michael Thomas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Michael Thomas at the British Film Institute
- Work overview at his agency Casarotto Ramsay
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Michael C. Thomas . In: Huffington Post , accessed March 13, 2017
- ↑ a b c Daniel Dercksen: Writing a screenplay about the true story of 33 miners buried alive . In: The Writing Studio of January 23, 2016
- ^ 1986 Hugo Awards . In: thehugoawards.org, accessed March 13, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thomas, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thomas, Michael C. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |