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Alvin Sargent(1927-2019)

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  • Additional Crew
  • Actor
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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

Known for

Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 2
7.4
  • Writer
  • 2004
Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, and Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People (1980)
Ordinary People
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1980
Tatum O'Neal and Ryan O'Neal in Paper Moon (1973)
Paper Moon
8.1
  • Writer
  • 1973
Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss in What About Bob? (1991)
What About Bob?
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1991

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Writer

  • Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-Man: Deleted Scenes (2012)
    The Amazing Spider-Man: Deleted Scenes
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 2012
  • The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
    The Amazing Spider-Man
    • screenplay
    • 2012
  • Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 3 (2007)
    Spider-Man 3
    • screenplay
    • 2007
  • Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2 (2004)
    Spider-Man 2
    • screenplay
    • 2004
  • Diane Lane in Unfaithful (2002)
    Unfaithful
    • screenplay
    • 2002
  • Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon in Anywhere But Here (1999)
    Anywhere But Here
    • screenplay
    • 1999
  • Bogus (1996)
    Bogus
    • screenplay
    • 1996
  • Oh, What a Day! 1914
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1994
  • Geena Davis, Dustin Hoffman, and Andy Garcia in Hero (1992)
    Hero
    • story
    • 1992
  • Danny DeVito in Other People's Money (1991)
    Other People's Money
    • screenplay
    • 1991
  • Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss in What About Bob? (1991)
    What About Bob?
    • story
    • 1991
  • Susan Sarandon and James Spader in White Palace (1990)
    White Palace
    • screenplay
    • 1990
  • Ray Liotta and Tom Hulce in Dominick and Eugene (1988)
    Dominick and Eugene
    • screenplay by
    • 1988
  • Richard Dreyfuss and Barbra Streisand in Nuts (1987)
    Nuts
    • screenplay by
    • 1987
  • Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, and Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People (1980)
    Ordinary People
    • screenplay
    • 1980

Additional Crew

  • Jodie Foster and Christopher Connelly in Paper Moon (1974)
    Paper Moon
    • executive story consultant
    • TV Series
    • 1974

Actor

  • The Revlon Mirror Theater (1953)
    The Revlon Mirror Theater
    • TV Series
    • 1953
  • Chevron Theatre (1952)
    Chevron Theatre
    • TV Series
    • 1953
  • Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, Montgomery Clift, and Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity (1953)
    From Here to Eternity
    • Nair (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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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

Did you know

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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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