Deric Washburn is an American
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.
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Washburn graduated from Harvard College in 1959. He began his career as a playwright, penning the off-Broadway plays ''Ginger Anne'' and ''The Love Nest''.
He is best known for having written the original screenplay of ''
The Deer Hunter
''The Deer Hunter'' is a 1978 war drama film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino about a trio of Slavic-American steelworkers whose lives were upended after fighting in the Vietnam War. The three soldiers are played by Robert De Niro, Chr ...
'' after having co-written the story with
Michael Cimino
Michael Antonio Cimino ( ; February 3, 1939 – July 2, 2016) was an American filmmaker. One of the "New Hollywood" directors, Cimino achieved fame with ''The Deer Hunter'' (1978), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best D ...
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The film won the
Academy Award for Best Picture
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in 1978.
Washburn and Cimino spent three days writing the story, and then Washburn spent a month writing the script. Cimino then tried to deny him screenwriting credit. Washburn went to arbitration and was given full credit.
Filmography
* ''
Silent Running
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'' (1972)
* ''
The Deer Hunter
''The Deer Hunter'' is a 1978 war drama film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino about a trio of Slavic-American steelworkers whose lives were upended after fighting in the Vietnam War. The three soldiers are played by Robert De Niro, Chr ...
'' (1978)
* ''
The Border'' (1982)
* ''
Extreme Prejudice'' (1987)
Unproduced scripts
*''Heavy Dust'', adapted from ''Manhunt'' by
Peter Maas
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*''Gun for Sale'', adapted from the
book of the same name by
Graham Greene
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Awards
As a member of the
Actors Studio
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playwriting project, he received a $1500.00 award from the
Edward Albee Foundation in 1964.
As a writer, Washburn was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
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and a
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* Writers Guild of Alberta
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** Writers Guild of America, East
** Writers Guild of America, West
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for "Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen" for ''
The Deer Hunter
''The Deer Hunter'' is a 1978 war drama film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino about a trio of Slavic-American steelworkers whose lives were upended after fighting in the Vietnam War. The three soldiers are played by Robert De Niro, Chr ...
'', along with
Quinn Redeker
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Louis A. Garfinkle and
Michael Cimino
Michael Antonio Cimino ( ; February 3, 1939 – July 2, 2016) was an American filmmaker. One of the "New Hollywood" directors, Cimino achieved fame with ''The Deer Hunter'' (1978), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best D ...
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References
External links
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American male screenwriters
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Harvard College alumni
1937 births
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