Andrew Bergman
| Andrew Bergman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 February 1945 Queens, New York City |
| Residence | New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Warren Bogle |
| Education |
B.A. Binghamton University Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
| Alma mater |
Binghamton University University of Wisconsin–Madison (Ph.D., American history) |
| Occupation | screenwriter, author, film director |
Andrew Bergman (20 February 1945) is an American screenwriter, film director, and novelist. New York magazine in 1985 dubbed him "The Unknown King of Comedy".[1][2]
Education and career
Born to a Jewish family,[3] Bergman graduated from Harpur College and earned a Ph.D. in American history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His dissertation, a study of Depression-era Hollywood films, was published in 1971 by NYU Press under the title We're in the Money: Depression America and Its Films. He wrote James Cagney: The Pictorial Treasury of Film Stars.[4]
Bergman wrote the original screenplay (titled Tex X) that served as the basis for Mel Brooks's classic Blazing Saddles (1974), and was among the co-writers who adapted it into its final state. Since then, he has written or co-written the films The In-Laws (1979) starring Peter Falk and Alan Arkin; Fletch (1985) starring Chevy Chase; and Soapdish (1991); written and directed : So Fine (1981) starring Ryan O'Neal; The Freshman (1990) starring Marlon Brando and Matthew Broderick; Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) starring Nicolas Cage, James Caan and Sarah Jessica Parker ; and It Could Happen To You (1994) starring Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda; written and produced Striptease (1996) starring Demi Moore; and directed the Jacqueline Susann biopic Isn't She Great (2000) starring Bette Midler and Nathan Lane.
He has written four novels: The Big Kiss-Off of 1944, Hollywood and LeVine, Tender Is LeVine, and Sleepless Nights. He also wrote the Broadway comedy, Social Security, and Working Title.[2]
The Andrew Bergman History Writing Prize is awarded by the University of Wisconsin.[5]
Awards
In 2007, Bergman received the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Writing from the Writers Guild of America.[6]
Personal life
He lives in New York City with his wife. He has two grown sons.
References
- ↑ "Andrew Bergman | Biography, Photos, Movies, TV, Credits". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- 1 2 "Andrew Bergman | Writers". Wgaefoundation.org. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ↑ Erens, Patricia (1998). The Jew in American Cinema. Indiana University Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-253-20493-6.
- ↑ "James Cagney: The Pictorial Treasury of Film Stars by Andrew Bergman". Fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ↑ "History — Alumni & Friends — Supporting Excellence". History.wisc.edu. 21 December 1994. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ↑ McNary, Dave. "WGA bows to Bergman". Variety. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links
- Andrew Bergman at the Internet Movie Database
- "Eulogy for Joel Siegel by Screenwriter Andrew Bergman"
- "Andrew Bergman", Charlie Rose
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