James Costigan
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| Born | March 31, 1926 East Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Died | December 19, 2007 (aged 81) Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States |
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| Known for | Love Among the Ruins |
James Costigan (March 31, 1926 – December 19, 2007) was an American
Early life
Costigan was born on March 31, 1926, in East Los Angeles, where his parents owned and operated a hardware store. He first achieved some level of success in the 1950s, when he came to write for television anthology series, such as Studio One and Kraft Television Theatre.[1]
Career
Costigan won his first Emmy for original teleplay in 1959 for Little Moon of Alban, a segment which appeared as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.[1] He earned a second Emmy nomination in 1959 for his script adaptation of The Turn of the Screw. He did not win, but Ingrid Bergman won an Emmy for her performance in The Turn of the Screw.[1] He increasingly began writing for the stage as the format of television began to change. His Broadway credits included Baby Want a Kiss, a 1964 comedy which starred Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman.[1]
He returned to screenwriting for television in the early 1970s. His 1970s work included
He won a second
After the Roosevelt series, many of his subsequent screenplays for television and feature films were written under the name of Ivan Davis. He also began collaborating with other scenarists, including John Huston on the film adaptation of Thornton Wilder's novel Mr. North.
Death
James Costigan died on December 19, 2007, aged 81, at his home in Bainbridge Island, Washington, of heart failure.[1]
References
- ^ Boston Globe.
External links
- James Costigan at IMDb
- New York Times: James Costigan, Writer of Prestige TV, Is Dead, nytimes.com, January 5, 2008.
- Los Angeles Times:James Costigan, 81; won Emmys for writing TV movies, latimes.com; accessed October 26, 2016.
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