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Steve Tesich (1942–1996)

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Born in Yugoslavia, Tesich was 14 when he came to America and settled in East Chicago, Indiana. His father, a machinist, died in 1962. He graduated from Indiana University in 1965 and did graduate work at Columbia University where he began to write plays. 'Breaking Away (1979)' won Tesich an Oscar and a Golden Globe nomination... See full bio »

Born:

Stojan Tesich
in Uzice, Serbia, Yugoslavia

Died:

(age 53) in Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
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1985 Eleni (screenplay)
 
1985 American Flyers (written by)
 
1982 The World According to Garp (screenplay)
 
1981 Four Friends
 
1981 Eyewitness
 
1980-1981 Breaking Away (TV series)
– La Strada (1981) (story)
– The Cutters (1980) (written by)
 
1979 Breaking Away (written by)
 
1978 Apple Pie (TV series)
 
1974 Nourish the Beast (TV movie) (play)
 
1974 The Carpenters (TV movie) (play)
 
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1990 Great Performances: Dance in America (TV series)
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– Bob Fosse: Steam Heat (1990) … Himself
 
1980 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Best Original Screenplay Winner
 
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1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
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Numerous stage plays, including "The Carpenters", "Division Street", "The Speed of Darkness", "Arts and Leisure", "Square One", "On the Open Road" See more »
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In 1962, he was was an alternate rider for the Phi Kappa Psi team in the Little 500 bicycle race. His teammate, Dave Blase, rode 139 of 200 laps and was the victory rider crossing the finish line for his team. They developed a friendship and Dave provided the inspiration for the main character in Tesich's award-winning screenplay, "Breaking Away(1979)". See more »

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