Nationality American Years active 1970– Role Screenwriter Books Interior Photography | Occupation Screenwriter Name Eric Roth Children Vanessa Roth Parents Miriam Roth, Leon Roth | |
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Born March 22, 1945 (age 79) ( 1945-03-22 ) New York City, New York, U.S. Alma mater University of California, Santa Barbara
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Notable work Forrest Gump
Munich
The Insider
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Awards Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Forrest Gump (1994)
Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement (2012) Spouse Linda Roth (m. 1967–1986), Debra Greenfield Movies Forrest Gump, The Curious Case of B, Extremely Loud and Incredibly, Munich, The Insider Similar People David Fincher, Robin Swicord, Winston Groom, Thomas Horn, Stephen Daldry | ||
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Eric Roth (born March 22, 1945) is an American screenwriter. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Forrest Gump (1994). He also co-wrote the screenplays for several Oscar-nominated films: The Insider (1999), Munich (2005), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008).
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Life and career
Roth was born in New York City, New York into a Jewish family, the son of Miriam "Mimi", a teacher, studio executive, and radio writer, and Leon Roth, a university teacher and film producer. He has a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from UCLA Film School as well as a degree from University of California, Santa Barbara.
Roth is one of the investors defrauded by Bernard Madoff in a "Ponzi Scheme" via Stanley Chais. He stated that his losses were heavy and he has lost his retirement money, although the full extent is unknown. As a result of the fraud and the associated losses, Roth is suing the estate of Chais, who died on September 26, 2010. Roth is rumored to be writing a screenplay dealing with the Madoff-Chais scandal.
Filmography
