Howard Sackler
Howard Oliver Sackler (December 19, 1929 – October 12, 1982) was an American
Early life and career
Born in
Sackler's work encompassed many other films and plays including the play Goodbye Fidel in 1980[5] and Jaws 2 in 1978, as well as Stanley Kubrick's first two feature films Fear and Desire in 1953 and 1955's Killer's Kiss. His filmography also includes Gray Lady Down (1978) and Saint Jack (1979), which he co-wrote with Paul Theroux for Peter Bogdanovich.[4] Sackler was also responsible for an uncredited rewrite of Peter Benchley's script for Jaws (1975), and conceived of Quint's "Indianapolis" monologue about the sinking of USS Indianapolis during World War II.[6]
Sackler's plays have been produced throughout the
Death
On October 12, 1982, Sackler was found dead in his studio in
Notes
- ^ "Martin Sackler". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b Sackler, flyleaf
- ^ "Arena Stage Takes a Risk on The Great White Hope". National Endowment for the Arts. 2007-02-02. Archived from the original on 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ a b c Lawson, Carol. "Howard Sackler, 52, Playwright Who Won Pulitzer Prize, Dead" The New York Times via Internet Archive, October 15, 1982.
- ^ Goodbye Fidel ibdb.com, accessed September 14, 2015
- ^ "Spielberg Reveals the Definitive Word on the JAWS USS Indianapolis Speech - Script Magazine". Script Magazine. 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- OCLC 3453017.
- ^ Sackler; et al. "USA Audiorecording 1/6". SoundCloud. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
References
- NYT (The New York Times). Lawson, Carol. "Howard Sackler, 52, Playwright Who Won Pulitzer Prize, Dead," October 15, 1982. accessed September 8, 2006. (NOTE: payment required for full article, if retrieved online)
- Sackler, Howard. The Great White Hope. The Dial Press, Inc.; New York, NY, 1968.
- Whysanity.net accessed November 10, 2006; Indianapolis monologue from Jaws (text).