Alvin Sargent
Writing · Screenplay · Writer · Additional Writing
Born Apr 12, 1927 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Active 1953–2019 · Awards: Writers Guild of America Award, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Alvin Sargent (April 12, 1927–May 9, 2019) was an American screenwriter. He won two Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay, for Julia (1977) and Ordinary People (1980).
Filmography
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) — ScreenplaySpider-Man 3 (2007) — ScreenplaySpider-Man 2 (2004) — ScreenplayUnfaithful (2002) — ScreenplayAnywhere but Here (1999) — Writer · ScreenplayBogus (1996) — ScreenplayHero (1992) — StoryWhat About Bob? (1991) — StoryOther People's Money (1991) — ScreenplayWhite Palace (1990) — ScreenplayDominick and Eugene (1988) — WriterNuts (1987) — ScreenplayOrdinary People (1980) — ScreenplayStraight Time (1978) — ScreenplayJulia (1977) — ScreenplayBobby Deerfield (1977) — ScreenplayPaper Moon (1973) — ScreenplayThe Way We Were (1973) — Additional WritingThe Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) — ScreenplayI Walk the Line (1970) — WriterThe Stalking Moon (1968) — ScreenplayGambit (1966) — ScreenplayThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — WriterFrom Here to Eternity (1953) — Nair (uncredited)