Writer

David Newman

1937 – 2003

Active years (films on this site)

1967–1970

Genres

ActionBiographyCrimeComedyWestern

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

Arthur Penn1 filmJoseph L. Mankiewicz1 film

Biography

David Newman was an American screenwriter. From the late 1960s through the early 1980s he frequently collaborated with Robert Benton. He was married to fellow writer Leslie Newman, with whom he had two children, until his death in 2003 from a stroke.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay 1968
• Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation 1979

National / local

• Writers Guild of America Award

2 films on this site

1. Bonnie and Clyde 1967 · Arthur Penn · IMDb 7.7 · Writer
2. There Was a Crooked Man... 1970 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz · IMDb 6.8 · Writer