Stewart star

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Stewart Henry Stern (born March 22, 1922 in New York City , † February 2, 2015 in Seattle ) was an American screenwriter . He was nominated twice for Oscar and won an Emmy . He wrote his most famous script for the film ... because they don't know what they are doing with James Dean .

Works

Besides ... because they don't know what they're doing , Stern's most outstanding works were the screenplay for the television film Sybil , which won Emmy awards for both Stern and actress Sally Field ; Indictment: Treason with Paul Newman ; The James Dean Story (Director: Robert Altman ); The Outsider with Tony Curtis ; The Ugly American with Marlon Brando ; A Summer's Love with Joanne Woodward ; and The Last Movie (Director: Dennis Hopper ). He is also the author of the book No Tricks in My Pocket: Paul Newman Directs (1989) .

Life

Stern is a nephew of Adolph Zukor , the founder of Paramount Pictures . As a soldier he took part in the Battle of the Bulge in World War II . It is the subject of the documentary Going Through Splat: The Life and Work of Stewart Stern (2005). Stern was married to the dancer Marilee Stiles and died of cancer at the age of 92.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stewart Henry Stern ( Memento of the original from May 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the pages of the University of Virginia @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu
  2. ↑ 'Rebel Without a Cause' screenwriter Stewart Stern Dies at 92
  3. ↑ William Arnold: Film honors local screen legend Stewart Stern , Seattle Post-Intelligencer , May 27, 2005. Retrieved December 21, 2012
  4. ↑ Lael Loewenstein: Going Through Splat: The Life And Work Of Stewart Stern ( Memento of the original from October 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . www.variety.com, February 1, 2005 (accessed December 21, 2012) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.variety.com
personal data
SURNAME Stern, Stewart
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stern, Stewart Henry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH March 22, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 2015
Place of death Seattle