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Overview
Mini Biography:
Screenwriter, novelist, playwright, non-fiction author. Born in Highland Park... moreTrivia:
Winner of the 1985 Laurel Award for lifetime achievement in screenwriting. moreAwards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Movie Reviews: 'Dreamcatcher' (From Studio Briefing. 21 March 2003)
William Goldman Calls Private Ryan "Detestable" (From Studio Briefing. 27 April 2000)
Alternate Names:
Simon MorgensternFilmography
Writer:
- The Monkey Wrench Gang (2008) (in production) (screenplay)
- Billy Batson and the Legend of Shazam (2009) (pre-production) (writer)
- Dreamcatcher (2003) (screenplay)
... aka Attrapeur de rêves, L' (Canada: French title) - Hearts in Atlantis (2001) (screenplay)
- The General's Daughter (1999) (screenplay)
... aka Wehrlos - Die Tochter des Generals (Germany) - Absolute Power (1997) (screenplay)
- Fierce Creatures (1997) (uncredited)
- The Chamber (1996) (screenplay)
- The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) (written by)
- Maverick (1994) (written by)
- Chaplin (1992) (screenplay)
... aka Charlot (Italy) - Year of the Comet (1992) (written by)
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) (screenplay)
... aka Aventures d'un homme invisible, Les (France) - Misery (1990) (screenplay)
- The Princess Bride (1987) (book) (screenplay)
... aka The Bridges' Bride (Philippines: English title) - Heat (1986) (novel) (screenplay)
- Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) (characters)
- Mr. Horn (1979) (TV) (writer)
- Magic (1978) (novel) (screenplay)
- A Bridge Too Far (1977) (screenplay)
- Marathon Man (1976) (novel) (screenplay)
- All the President's Men (1976) (screenplay)
- The Great Waldo Pepper (1975) (screenplay)
- The Stepford Wives (1975) (screenplay)
- The Hot Rock (1972) (screenplay)
... aka How to Steal a Diamond (UK: informal title)
... aka How to Steal a Diamond in Four Uneasy Lessons (UK) - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) (written by)
- No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) (novel)
- Harper (1966) (screenplay)
... aka The Moving Target (UK) - Masquerade (1965) (screenplay)
... aka A Shabby Tiger
... aka Operation Masquerade - Soldier in the Rain (1963) (novel)
Thanks:
- Checkpoint Echo (2006) (special thanks)
- Amateur (2005/II) (special thanks)
- Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' (2001) (V) (special thanks)
- "American Masters" (thanks) (1 episode, 2000)
- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV episode (thanks) - Under Suspicion (2000) (grateful acknowledgment)
... aka Suspicion (France) - Good Will Hunting (1997) (thanks)
- Fierce Creatures (1997) (special thanks)
Self:
- ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007) .... Himself
- Miracles and Mystery: Creating 'The Green Mile' (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of 'All the President's Men' (2006) (V) .... Himself
- All That Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Screenwriting for Dummies (2006) (V) .... Himself
- AFI's 100 Years, 100 'Movie Quotes': The Greatest Lines from American Film (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- On Location with 'Gunga Din' (2004) (V) .... Himself
- "HBO First Look" .... Himself - Screenwriter (1 episode, 2003)
- 'Dreamcatcher': Unraveling the Nightmare (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Screenwriter - "The American Experience" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Miss America (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Misery Loves Company (2002) (V) .... Himself
- "Film Genre" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka Hollywood History (UK: new title)
- The Western (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' (2001) (V) .... Himself
- "The Human Face" (2001) TV mini-series .... Himself
- As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' (2001) (V) .... Himself
- "Biography" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1995-2000)
- Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Paul Newman: Hollywood's Charming Rebel (1995) TV episode .... Himself - "American Masters" .... Himself - Screenwriter / ... (1 episode, 2000)
- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Screenwriter/Novelist - AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1990)
- Arts Review 1990 (1990) TV episode .... Himself - The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (1970) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Non-fiction: "Which Lie Did I Tell? (More Adventures in the Screen Trade)" (2000). morePublicity Listings:
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