Andrew Bergman

Andrew Bergman
Born (1945-02-20) 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 Binghamton University 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

  1. ↑ "Andrew Bergman | Biography, Photos, Movies, TV, Credits". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Andrew Bergman | Writers". Wgaefoundation.org. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  3. ↑ Erens, Patricia (1998). The Jew in American Cinema. Indiana University Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-253-20493-6.
  4. ↑ "James Cagney: The Pictorial Treasury of Film Stars by Andrew Bergman". Fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "History — Alumni & Friends — Supporting Excellence". History.wisc.edu. 21 December 1994. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  6. ↑ McNary, Dave. "WGA bows to Bergman". Variety. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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