Stewart Stern | Screenwriter, 92
Stewart Stern, 92, a screenwriter and two-time Academy Award nominee best known for writing the screenplay for Nicholas Ray's Rebel Without a Cause , has died.
Stewart Stern, 92, a screenwriter and two-time Academy Award nominee best known for writing the screenplay for Nicholas Ray's Rebel Without a Cause, has died.
The Writers Guild of America West says Mr. Stern died Monday at a Seattle hospital after a battle with cancer.
He was a World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He also penned the scripts for The Last Movie, The Ugly American, Rachel, Rachel, and a handful of other films and television movies during a Hollywood career that spanned more than 50 years. He is the subject of a forthcoming documentary from director Christopher McQuarrie. - AP