Deric Washburn
Deric Washburn is an American screenwriter.
Washburn graduated from Harvard College in 1959.[1] He began his career as a playwright, penning the off-Broadway plays Ginger Anne[2] and The Love Nest.[3]
He is best known for having written the original screenplay of The Deer Hunter after having co-written the story with Michael Cimino, with whom he had previously worked on scripting the science fiction film, Silent Running in 1971.[4] The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1978.
Washburn and Cimino spent three days writing the story, and then Washburn spent a month writing the script. Cimino then tried to deny him screenwriting credit. Washburn went to arbitration and was given full credit.[5]
Filmography
- Silent Running (1971)
- The Deer Hunter (1978)
- The Border (1982)
- Extreme Prejudice (1987)
Unproduced scripts
- Heavy Dust, adapted from Manhunt by Peter Maas[citation needed]
- Gun for Sale, adapted from the book of the same name by Graham Greene[citation needed]
- Warrior, based on a screenplay by Dale Herd and Winston Jones[6]
- The Murder of Napoleon, adapted from the book of the same name by Ben Weider and David Hapgood[7]
Awards
As a member of the Actors Studio playwriting project, he received a $1500.00 award from the Edward Albee Foundation in 1964.[8]
As a writer, Washburn was nominated for an
References
- ^ "New York Beat". Jet. February 21, 1963. p. 63 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780809007349.
- New York Times. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ "UNPUBLISHED UNFILMED 1986 SCREENPLAY "WARRIOR" DERIC WASHBURN WRITER DEER HUNTER". WorthPoint. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ Honeycutt, Kirk (October 22, 1989). "Jack Nicholson has the title role in..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- New York Times. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ "Writers Guild of America, USA (1979)". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
External links
- Deric Washburn at IMDb