New photos and poster from next summer's blockbuster
Details
AKA: Kurt Mamre Luedtke
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 09/29/1938
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
biography
Kurt Luedtke became a newspaper reporter immediately after graduation from college, first in Grand Rapids, MI, and then at the DETROIT FREE PRESS, and was executive editor of the latter by the time he was 34. But at age 39, he shifted careers, and in 1981 he had his first effort as a screenwriter produced, "Absence of Malice", which drew on his background in journalism. The film, directed by Sydney Pollack, starred Sally Field as a reporter who is duped into writing a story that discredits a businessman (Paul Newman) who, in turn, seeks revenge. While the film met with a mixed critical
