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Screenwriter, novelist, playwright, non-fiction author. Born in Highland Park, Illinois, USA, began his career as a novelist in 1957. Started writing screenplays in 1965 with "Masquerade". A two-time Academy Award Winner, he is one of the most successful screenwriters and script doctors in Hollywood. See full bio »

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2014 Heat (novel / screenplay) (filming)
 
2003 Dreamcatcher (screenplay)
 
2001 Hearts in Atlantis (screenplay)
 
1999 The General's Daughter (screenplay)
 
1997 Absolute Power (screenplay)
 
1997 Fierce Creatures (uncredited)
 
1996 The Ghost and the Darkness (written by)
 
1996 The Chamber (screenplay)
 
1996 Da Vinci (short) (story)
 
1994 Maverick (written by)
 
1992 Chaplin (screenplay)
 
1992 Year of the Comet (written by)
 
1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man (screenplay)
 
1990 Misery (screenplay)
 
1987 The Princess Bride (book / screenplay)
 
1986 Heat (novel / screenplay)
 
1979 Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (characters)
 
1979 Mr. Horn (TV movie)
 
1978 Magic (novel / screenplay)
 
1977 A Bridge Too Far (screenplay)
 
1976 Marathon Man (novel / screenplay)
 
1976 All the President's Men (screenplay)
 
1975 The Great Waldo Pepper (screenplay)
 
1975 The Stepford Wives (screenplay)
 
1972 The Hot Rock (screenplay)
 
1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (written by)
 
1968 No Way to Treat a Lady (novel)
 
1966 Harper (screenplay)
 
1965 Masquerade (screenplay)
 
1963 Soldier in the Rain (novel)
 
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1995 Dolores Claiborne (consultant)
 
1993 Malice (consultant)
 
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2006 Checkpoint Echo (short) (special thanks)
 
2005/II Amateur (short) (special thanks)
 
2001 Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2000 American Masters (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
– Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) (thanks)
 
2000 Under Suspicion (grateful acknowledgment)
 
1997 Good Will Hunting (thanks)
 
1997 Fierce Creatures (special thanks)
 
1989 The War of the Roses (the producers wish to thank)
 
Show ShowSelf (29 titles)
2011 Fry's Planet Word (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Power and the Glory (2011) … Himself
 
2010 A Cinematic Life: The Art & Influence of Conrad Hall (video short)
Himself
 
2010 The Gospel According to Bill (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Tales from the Script (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Miracles and Mystery: Creating 'The Green Mile' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Dateline NBC (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of 'All the President's Men' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Screenwriting for Dummies (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2004 On Location with 'Gunga Din' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself - Screenwriter
– 'Dreamcatcher': Unraveling the Nightmare (2003) … Himself - Screenwriter
 
2002 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Miss America (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Film Genre (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Western (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Misery Loves Company (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 History vs. Hollywood (TV series documentary)
Himself
– A Bridge Too Far: Heroes from the Sky (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 The Human Face (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2001 As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1995-2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw (2000) … Himself
– Paul Newman: Hollywood's Charming Rebel (1995) … Himself
 
2000 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself - Screenwriter / Novelist
– Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) … Himself - Screenwriter/Novelist
 
1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 7 January 1997 (1997) … Himself - Guest
 
1990-1992 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Sir Richard Attenborough (1992) … Himself
– Arts Review 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1982 Screenwriters: Word Into Image (TV series)
Himself
– William Goldman (1982) … Himself
 
1977 The 49th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay
 
1970 The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (documentary short)
Himself - Narrated by
 

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Personal Details

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(2000) Wrote a rejected draft of Mission: Impossible II See more »

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2 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Simon Morgenstern

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Directors lose it around age 60, they're either too rich or they can't get work anymore. And it's physically debilitating work. That's why Gran Torino amazes me. Clint Eastwood is nearly 80, and he can still make a movie like that. He is having the most amazing career. See more »

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Education: B.A., Oberlin College, 1952; M.A., Columbia University, 1956 See more »

Star Sign:

Leo