Steve Shagan

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Stephen H. Shagan (born October 25, 1927 in Brooklyn , New York City , † November 30, 2015 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American writer , screenwriter and film producer .

Life

Steve Shagan was the son of Rachel Rosenzweig and Barnard H. Shagan. After dropping out of high school prematurely, he joined the United States Coast Guard during World War II . During this time he started writing. With his wife Elizabeth Florance "Betty" Ricker, whom he married in 1956, he moved to Hollywood in 1958 , where he had several auxiliary jobs. He worked in smaller theaters and was, among other things, cable carrier at MGM Studios. He later managed to co-write scripts and work as a producer for the Tarzan television series, which was shot in Mexico . However, on the advice of his wife, he stopped doing it and from then on concentrated entirely on writing.

With Save the Tiger Shagan made his debut as a writer in 1972. Just one year later, with Jack Lemmon and Jack Gilford in the leading roles, the film adaptation of his satire of the same name appeared . For the adaptation of his own book, he was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 1974 Academy Awards. For the literary adaptation Voyage of the Damned , he shared with David Butler , in addition to a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Screenplay , 1977 his second Oscar nomination . This time in the Oscar / Best Adapted Screenplay category . For the adaptation of his own novel The Formula , he received a nomination for the negative film award Golden Raspberry in 1981, both for the worst film and for the worst screenplay .

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SURNAME Shagan, Steve
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shagan, Stephen H. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer, screenwriter, and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York City
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 2015
Place of death los Angeles