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Marc Norman (born 1941 in Los Angeles, California) is an American screenwriter, novelist and playwright.

Early life

Norman graduated in 1964 with a M.A. in English Literature from the University of California.

Career

After working for Leonard Stern, David Suskind and Daniel Melnick, Norman wrote several features and television projects, including the TV movie The Challenge and an episode of the Mission: Impossible TV series. Other screenwriting credits include the films Oklahoma Crude (which he would later adapt into a novel), The Killer Elite and The Aviator. In 1995, he was one of several writers hired to rewrite Cutthroat Island, at the behest of director Renny Harlin.

With Tom Stoppard, Norman won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay at the 71st Academy Awards for his screenplay of Shakespeare in Love; the pair were also nominated for a BAFTA and received the Silver Bear for an outstanding single writing achievement at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. He also shared a Best Picture Oscar for the film as co-producer. The original idea was suggested to Norman in the late 1980s by his son Zachary.

Books

Fiction

• Bike Riding in Los Angeles: A Novel. Dutton. 1972. ISBN 978-0-525066-80-4.
• Oklahoma Crude. Dutton. 1973. ISBN 978-0-525169-95-6.
• Fool's Errand. Station Hill Press. 1981. ISBN 978-0-030193-01-9.

Nonfiction

• What Happens Next?: A History of Hollywood Screenwriting. Harmony Books. 2007. ISBN 978-1-845133-24-5.

References

1. "Marc Norman". therealmarcnorman.com.
2. Fischer, Russ (September 14, 2011). "Trivia: Renny Harlin Begged Not To Make Legendary Flop 'Cutthroat Island'". SlashFilm.com.
3. "BAFTA Awards 1999". Retrieved 2022-03-24.
4. "Berlinale: 1999 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
5. "AVON CALLING". Chicago Tribune. 1998-12-23. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
6. Peter Biskind, "Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance and the Rise of Independent Film" (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004), p. 327.

External links

• Marc Norman at IMDb
• Official Website

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