Name Deric Washburn Role Screenwriter | Books Extreme Prejudice | |
Movies The Deer Hunter, Silent Running Nominations Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Similar People Michael Cimino, Quinn K Redeker, Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, Douglas Trumbull |
Deric Washburn (born June 2, 1937) is an American screenwriter.
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Washburn was born in Buffalo, NY and grew up in Providence, RI. He graduated from Harvard College, A.B. English Literature, in 1959. His early career was that of a playwright, penning the off-Broadway plays Ginger Anne and The Love Nest.
He is best known for co-writing the original screenplay of The Deer Hunter with Michael Cimino.
Filmography
Unproduced scripts
Awards
As a writer, Washburn was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) and a WGA Award for "Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen" for The Deer Hunter, along with Quinn Redeker, Louis Garfinkle and Michael Cimino.
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