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Alvin Sargent(1927-2019)

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Alvin Sargent
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Alvin Sargent was an American screenwriter who wrote Ordinary People and the Marvel screenplays for Sony: Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man. His writing for Spider-Man 2 got widespread acclaim. He also wrote a few episodes of Paper Moon. He was married to film producer Laura Ziskin, who produced the Spider-Man films he had written.
BornApril 12, 1927
DiedMay 9, 2019(92)
BornApril 12, 1927
DiedMay 9, 2019(92)
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 9 wins & 6 nominations total

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Alvin Sargent

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Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 2
7.5
  • Writer
  • 2004
Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, and Mary Tyler Moore in Des gens comme les autres (1980)
Des gens comme les autres
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1980
Tatum O'Neal and Ryan O'Neal in La barbe à papa (1973)
La barbe à papa
8.1
  • Writer
  • 1973
Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss in Quoi de neuf Bob? (1991)
Quoi de neuf Bob?
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1991

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Writer

  • The Amazing Spider-Man: Deleted Scenes (2012)
    The Amazing Spider-Man: Deleted Scenes
    8.2
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2012
  • The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
    The Amazing Spider-Man
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 2012
  • James Cromwell, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, Theresa Russell, Tobey Maguire, Ted Raimi, Thomas Haden Church, Joe Virzi, Elizabeth Banks, Mike Alexander, Frank Anello, Becky Ann Baker, Dylan Baker, Elya Baskin, Joe Bays, Andre B. Blake, Bruce Campbell, Craig Castaldo, Terrell Clayton, Alan Cohn, Grant Curtis, Robert Curtis Brown, Gregg Daniel, Walt Dohrn, Dean Edwards, Hal Fishman, James Franco, Anne Gartlan, Lucy Gordon, Topher Grace, Rosemary Harris, Bryce Dallas Howard, Andrew James Jones, Ron King, Mark Kubr, Stan Lee, Tim Maculan, Sonya Maddox, Joe Manganiello, Danny Mann, Carolyn Neff, Bill Nunn, Ayesha Orange, Edward Padilla, Michael Papajohn, John Paxton, Alyssa Lakota, Timothy Patrick Quill, Emilio Rivera, Cliff Robertson, Bill E. Rogers, Shade Rupe, J.K. Simmons, Peter Sohn, Ev Depaolis, Steve Valentine, Marc Vann, Jennifer Weston, Keith Woulard, Dan Callahan, Jeshua Vargas, Gary Flamik, Mageina Tovah, Claudia Katz Minnick, Toni Wynne, April Parker Jones, Martha Millan, Margaret Laney, Christina Cindrich, Dawn Marie Anderson, Reynaldo Gallegos, Natali Jones, Sincerely A. Ward, Nick Vlassopoulos, Gerald Bunsen, Jim Coope, David Backus, Vanessa Ross, Aimee Miles, Natalie McNeil, Jen Oda, Perla Haney-Jardine, Dan Cummings, Kristi Clainos, Brittany Krall, David Collihan, Joseph O'Brien, Peter Donato, Rogelio T. Ramos, Linda Lee, Graig F. Weich, Arne Starr, Liam Stone, Ray Wineteer, Samantha Ressler, Stella Stark, Julie Jei, Derrick 'Phoenix' Thomas, Michael Ciesla, Tiffany L. Baker, La Rivers, Tanya Bond, Tony Besson, Kristin Somo, Brigid Turner, Ramon Adams, Marc C. Cancassi, Silq Webster, Anya Avaeva, Bernadette Lords, Bria Roberts, Sandrine Marlier, Jhing, Kellie Aiken, Abbey Skinner, Anjelia Pelay, Crystal Marie Denha, Kathryn Bryding, Michael McLaughlin, Nick Poltoranin, Paul Edney, Chuck Gerena, Arick Salmea, Kevin Fung, Christopher Stadulis, Jennifer Sparks, Carol Chaikin, Lorne Raimi, Emma Raimi, Taylor Hemhauser, Austin Hendrickson, Nasir Stewart, Jessi Collins, Menachem Mendel Boymelgreen, Henry Raimi, Vance Hammond, Logan Fry, Daniel Shafer, Daniel Maysen, Cesar Di Parra, Eric Shackelford, Veronica, Amy V. Dewhurst, Robert Myers, Samantha Kelly, Vanessa Reseland, Sujeilee Candele, Irina Costa Jelinek, Christopher Jude, Halla, Brianna Leann Florian, Tiffany Ashley Florian, Amanda Florian, Laura McDavid, Tony Galtieri, Jimmy Star, Natalie Fabry, John Crann, Angelis Alexandris, Trenton Willey, Marmee Regine Cosico, Shaun Patrick Flynn, Brian Hopson, Tajna Tanovic, Aija Terauda, Daniel Mignault, Pierangeli Llinas, Philip Vaiman, Luis Rosa, A.J. Adelman, Fredrick Weiss, Donn R. Nottage, Don Pravda, Keith Fausnaught, Claude Jay, Tia Latrell, Kadrolsha Ona Carole, Michele-Nanette Miller, Emily Eckes, Tom Coughlin, Austin Rospert, Karen Schiff Freeman, and Roger Petan in Spider-Man 3 (2007)
    Spider-Man 3
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 2007
  • Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2 (2004)
    Spider-Man 2
    7.5
    • screenplay
    • 2004
  • Diane Lane in Infidèle (2002)
    Infidèle
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 2002
  • Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon in Ma mère, moi et ma mère (1999)
    Ma mère, moi et ma mère
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1999
  • Bogus (1996)
    Bogus
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • 1996
  • Oh, What a Day! 1914
    8.0
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Geena Davis, Dustin Hoffman, and Andy Garcia in Héros malgré lui (1992)
    Héros malgré lui
    6.5
    • story
    • 1992
  • Danny DeVito in Larry le liquidateur (1991)
    Larry le liquidateur
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1991
  • Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss in Quoi de neuf Bob? (1991)
    Quoi de neuf Bob?
    7.0
    • story
    • 1991
  • Susan Sarandon and James Spader in La fièvre d'aimer (1990)
    La fièvre d'aimer
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1990
  • Ray Liotta and Tom Hulce in Nicky et Gino (1988)
    Nicky et Gino
    7.0
    • screenplay by
    • 1988
  • Richard Dreyfuss and Barbra Streisand in Cinglée (1987)
    Cinglée
    6.6
    • screenplay by
    • 1987
  • Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, and Mary Tyler Moore in Des gens comme les autres (1980)
    Des gens comme les autres
    7.7
    • screenplay
    • 1980

Additional Crew

  • Jodie Foster and Christopher Connelly in La barbe à papa (1974)
    La barbe à papa
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1974

Actor

  • The Revlon Mirror Theater (1953)
    The Revlon Mirror Theater
    3.7
    TV Series
    • 1953
  • Chevron Theatre (1952)
    Chevron Theatre
    5.6
    TV Series
    • 1953
  • Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, Montgomery Clift, and Donna Reed in Tant qu'il y aura des hommes (1953)
    Tant qu'il y aura des hommes
    7.6
    • Nair (uncredited)
    • 1953
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Personal details

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  • Official site
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • April 12, 1927
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • May 9, 2019
    • Seattle, Washington, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Laura Ziskin2010 - June 12, 2011 (her death)
  • Relatives
    • Herbert Sargent(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Did an uncredited rewrite for Spider-Man (2002), as a favor to his wife, one of the film's producers, Laura Ziskin.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    He was quoted as saying, "When I die, I'm going to have written on my tombstone: 'Finally, a plot.'".
  • Quotes
    When I die, I'm going to have written on my tombstone, "Finally, a plot".
  • Salaries
      Julia
      (1977)
      $150,000

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