Norman Wexler

Norman Wexler (born August 6, 1926 in New Bedford , Massachusetts , † August 23, 1999 in Washington, DC ) was an American screenwriter .

Wexler studied at Harvard and then worked in New York as a newspaper reporter. In addition, he wrote plays for the theater. He received an Oscar nomination for his first screenplay for Joe , as well as for the next one for Serpico . His greatest success was the 1977 screenplay for Saturday Night Fever .

Wexler was later also hired as a script doctor for films like A woman sees red .

Filmography

1970: Joe
1973: Serpico
1974: Mandingo
1976: The slave hell of the Mandingos (Drum)
1977: Saturday Night Fever
1982: Staying Alive
1986: The City Hai

Web links

Norman Wexler in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 8: T - Z. David Tomlinson - Theo Zwierski. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 353.

personal data
SURNAME	Wexler, Norman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	August 6, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH	New Bedford (Massachusetts) , United States
DATE OF DEATH	August 23, 1999
Place of death	Washington, DC , United States

[1] Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 8: T - Z. David Tomlinson - Theo Zwierski. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 353.