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Alvin Sargent (April 12, 1927 – May 9, 2019) was an American screenwriter. He won two Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay , for Julia (1977), and Ordinary People (1980). Sargent's other works include screenplays of the films The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1970), Paper Moon (1973), Nuts ...
- Screenwriter
- 1956–2012
May 11, 2019 · May 11, 2019. Alvin Sargent, the veteran Hollywood screenwriter who won an Oscar for his gripping portrayal of breakdowns lurking under the surface of an affluent but guilt-ridden family in...
Alvin Sargent (1927-2019) wrote the screenplays for Spider-Man 2, Ordinary People, Paper Moon and more. He won two Oscars and was married to Laura Ziskin, who produced the Spider-Man films he wrote.
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- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Seattle, Washington, USA
May 10, 2019 · May 10, 2019 6:17pm. Stephen Shugerman/Getty. Alvin Sargent, the master of the adapted screenplay who won Oscars for Julia and Ordinary People in a fabled career that ran the gamut from Ben...
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May 15, 2019 · Oscar-winning screenwriter of Ordinary People and Julia. Ryan Gilbey. Wed 15 May 2019 12.15 EDT. Screenwriters don’t come much more versatile, industrious or enduring than Alvin Sargent, who...
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May 11, 2019 · Academy Award winner Alvin Sargent, who penned an extraordinary number of popular and critically successful films, from “Paper Moon” and “Ordinary People” to the “Spider-Man” sequels of the...
May 11, 2019 · Alvin Sargent, who won two Oscars and wrote the scripts for the Spider-Man film trilogy, passed away at his home in Seattle. He also worked on other acclaimed films such as Julia, Ordinary People and Paper Moon.
