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Norman Wexler (August 16, 1926 – August 23, 1999) was an American screenwriter whose work included films such as Saturday Night Fever, Serpico and Joe. A New Bedford, Massachusetts native and 1944 Central High School graduate in Detroit, Wexler attended Harvard University before moving to New York in 1951. [1]
Born August 6, 1926, in New Bedford, MA; raised in Detroit, MI; died after aheart attack, August 23, 1999, in Washington, DC; son of Harry and Sophia (Brisson) Wexler; children: Erica, Merin. Career: Writer. Cleveland Playhouse, Cleveland, OH, playwright-in-residence, 1970. Also worked in advertising. Member: Writers Guild of America West.
Aug 26, 1999 · TIMES STAFF WRITER. Norman Wexler, a screenwriter who earned Academy Award nominations for his “Joe” and “Serpico” scripts and was remembered for his screenplay of “Saturday Night Fever,” which...
Writer: Serpico. Norman Wexler was born in New Bedford Mass and attended Harvard University. In addition to his acclaim as the writer of Saturday Night Fever, he also suffered from manic depression, and in 1972 was arrested by the FBI for saying he was planning to shoot then-president Nixon.
- Writer
- August 16, 1926
- Norman Wexler
- August 23, 1999
Aug 25, 1999 · Norman Wexler, a playwright and screenwriter whose credits included the scripts for ''Saturday Night Fever'' and ''Serpico,'' died on Monday at his home in Washington. He was 73. The cause...
Norman Wexler was born in New Bedford Mass and attended Harvard University. In addition to his acclaim as the writer of Saturday Night Fever, he also suffered from manic depression, and in 1972 was arrested by the FBI for saying he was planning to shoot then-president Nixon.
Aug 26, 1999 · Born in Detroit in 1926 and educated at Harvard College, Wexler moved to New York in 1951 and worked in an advertising agency as a copy-writer. He started to write plays in his spare time, and by...
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