Alvin SargentNationality:
American Birthdate:
04/12/1927 Birthplace:
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biography
Philadelphia-born Alvin Sargent was in his mid-30s when he began his career as a screenwriter. He honed his craft penning teleplays for such early 1960s series as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents". "Naked City", "Route 66" and "Ben Casey". Segueing to features in 1966, he shared screen credit on the Shirley MacLaine-Michael Caine vehicle "Gambit". Sargent went on to distinguish himself as a fine adapter of literary material. While his produced oeuvre is not terribly prolific, it has yielded a number of gems and the screenwriter has proven effective at finding a visual equivalent for the written
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
Wrote for TV series such as "Naked City", "Route 66", "Ben Casey" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
1966
First produced screenplay, "Gambit", co-written with Jack Davies
1969
Received solo credit for the script for "The Sterile Cuckoo"
1971
Scripted the NBC TV-movie "The Impatient Heart"
1973
Recieved first Academy Award nomination for his screenplay adaptation "Paper Moon"
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