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May 11, 2019 · Alvin Sargent, a versatile and prolific screenwriter whose work spanned a wide range of genres and who won two Oscars for the films “Julia” and “Ordinary People,” has died at age 92.
May 13, 2019 · Vanessa Redgrave and Jane Fonda in Fred Zinnemann’s Julia (1977), written by Alvin Sargent . T hree Oscar nominations and two wins are impressive enough, but the outpouring of tributes on social media to screenwriter Alvin Sargent following the news of his death at the age of ninety-two, particularly the plaudits from his admiring colleagues, are an even greater testimony to the impact of his work.
Alvin Sargent (April 12, 1927 - May 9, 2019) was an American screenwriter. He has won two Academy Awards in 1978 and 1981 for his screenplays of Julia and Ordinary People. His most popular contribution has been being involved in the writing of most of the films in Sony's Spider-Man film series (The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the first exception to this).
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 ...
Sep 11, 2019 · Sargent was also famous for saying that his tombstone would one day read, “Finally, a plot.” Thankfully his epitaph is so much more than that. Alvin Sargent on Writing. I was fortunate to interview Alvin Sargent several times for Creative Screenwriting and Script magazine. I learned some valuable writing advice that I still carry with me ...
Philadelphia-born Alvin Sargent was in his mid-30s when he began his career as a screenwriter. He honed his craft penning teleplays for such early 1960s series as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents ...
May 11, 2019 · Alvin Sargent, the American screenwriter who won two Oscars and penned scripts for the Spider-Man film trilogy, has died at the age of 92. Sargent died of natural causes at his home in Seattle on ...
