David Freeman is an American

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, and

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who studied playwriting and dramatic literature at the Yale Drama School and currently teaches screenwriting seminars in

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, where he lives with his wife Judith Gingold. Freeman wrote the last draft for

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

's final project, ''

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'', a projected spy thriller which was never produced due to Hitchcock's failing health. Freeman wrote about his experiences in the 1984 book ''The Last Days of Alfred Hitchcock'', which includes his completed screenplay.

Filmography (as screenwriter)

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'' (TV movie) (1972) *''

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'' (TV movie) (1975) *''

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'' (1977) (uncredited) *'' First Love'' (1977) *'' The Border'' (1982) *'' Street Smart'' (1985)

Plays (as playwright)

*''Jesse and the Bandit Queen'' *''A First Class Man''

Bibliography (as author)

*''It's All True'' (novel) *''One of Us'' (novel) *''A Hollywood Education'' (short story collection) *''The Last Days of Alfred Hitchcock'' (memoir)

References

External links

*
David Freeman profile at the Tribeca Film Institute

''Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director's Final Days''
April 1982 ''

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