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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

  • Silent Running (1972)
  • The Deer Hunter (1978)
  • The Border (1982)
  • Extreme Prejudice (1987)
  • Unproduced scripts

  • Heavy Dust, adapted from Manhunt by Peter Maas.
  • Gun for Sale, adapted from the book of the same name by Graham Greene.
  • 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.

    References

    Deric Washburn Wikipedia