Carole Eastman (February 19, 1934 – February 13, 2004) was an American actress and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. Among her credits are screenplays for Monte Hellman's ''

The Shooting ''The Shooting'' is a 1966 American Western film directed by Monte Hellman, with a screenplay by Carole Eastman (using the pseudonym Adrien Joyce). It stars Warren Oates, Millie Perkins, Will Hutchins, and Jack Nicholson, and was produced by ...

'' (1967), Bob Rafelson's ''

Five Easy Pieces ''Five Easy Pieces'' is a 1970 American drama film directed by Bob Rafelson, written by Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce) and Rafelson, and starring Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Susan Anspach, Lois Smith, and Ralph Waite. The film tells the s ...

'' (1970) (for which she was nominated for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

along with co-writer Rafelson), and

Mike Nichols Mike Nichols (born Michael Igor Peschkowsky; November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014) was an American film and theater director, producer, actor, and comedian. He was noted for his ability to work across a range of genres and for his aptitude fo ...

’s ''

The Fortune ''The Fortune'' is a 1975 American black comedy film starring Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty, and directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Adrien Joyce focuses on two bumbling con men who plot to steal the fortune of a wealthy young heir ...

'' (1975). She occasionally used the

pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individua ...

s "Adrien Joyce" and "A.L. Appling".

Filmography

*''

'' (1967) *'' Run for Your Life'' (1968) (TV) (Episodes 42 & 80) *'' Model Shop'' (1969) *''

'' (1970) *''

Puzzle of a Downfall Child ''Puzzle of a Downfall Child'' is a 1970 American drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg and starring Faye Dunaway, Barry Morse, Viveca Lindfors, Roy Scheider, and Barry Primus. Plot A beautiful but disturbed young woman lives alone at a beach ...

'' (1970) *''

'' (1975) *''

Man Trouble ''Man Trouble'' is a 1992 American romantic black comedy film starring Jack Nicholson and Ellen Barkin. It was directed by Bob Rafelson and written by Carole Eastman, who together had been responsible for 1970's ''Five Easy Pieces''. The fil ...

'' (1992) *''Running Mates'' (1992) (TV)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eastman, Carole 1934 births 2004 deaths American women screenwriters 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American screenwriters People from Glendale, California Writers from California 21st-century American women