Stanley R. Greenberg

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Stanley R. Greenberg (born September 3, 1927 in Chicago , Illinois , † August 25, 2002 in Kensington , California ) was an American screenwriter .

Life

After serving in the military during World War II , Greenberg used the GI Bill of Rights to study at Brown University . From 1961 he lived as a press agent in Gary , Indiana . Since he liked the crime series Preston & Preston , he wrote an episode on his own initiative and sent the script to the producer. Unusually, he read it, bought it, and hired him to write more episodes. For the episode he wrote, The Apostle , he was even nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1963 . Later, Greenberg was responsible for the scripts of films like Endstation Hölle and ... the year 2022 ... who want to survive . His adaptation of a novel by Roald Dahl for the television film Breaking Point was the last work in 1989 before he retired.

Greenberg died on August 25, 2002 at the age of 74 of complications from a brain tumor . He left behind his wife, three daughters and six grandchildren.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1962–1965: Preston & Preston ( The Defenders , eight episodes)
  • 1967–1968: The Man with the Suitcase ( Man in a Suitcase , five episodes)
  • 1972: Hell's End ( Skyjacked )
  • 1972: Welcome home, Johnny Bristol ( Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol )
  • 1973: ... year 2022 ... who want to survive ( Soylent Green )
  • 1981: Watergate - The Power of Intrigue ( Blind Ambition )
  • 1989: Breaking Point

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stanley Greenberg, 74; Writer Inaugurated Docudrama Genre , latimes.com
  2. ↑ Stanley R. Greenberg, 74, Television Screenwriter , nytimes.com
personal data
SURNAME Greenberg, Stanley R.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH September 3, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois, United States
DATE OF DEATH August 25, 2002
Place of death Kensington , California, United States