Stephen Verona (September 11, 1940 – July 13, 2019)
[ was an American filmmaker, photographer and painter.][ He was known for writing, producing and directing the 1974 film '']The Lords of Flatbush
''The Lords of Flatbush'' (stylized on-screen as ''The Lord's of Flatbush'') is a 1974 American drama film directed by Martin Davidson and Stephen F. Verona. The film stars Perry King, Sylvester Stallone, Paul Mace and Henry Winkler. Stallone w ...
''.[ He was also nominated for the ]Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under various names, since 1957.
From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, "Best Short Subject, One- ...
at the 44th Academy Awards
The 44th Academy Awards were presented April 10, 1972, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jack Lemmon. One of the highlights of the evening was the ...
for making the short film ''The Rehearsal''.[
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Early life and education
Verona was born on September 11, 1940 in Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh most-populous city, the second largest o ...
.[page 420] He was raised in Brooklyn, where he attended Madison High School Madison High School may refer to:
* Madison County High School (Alabama), Gurley, Alabama
* Madison High School (Idaho), Rexburg, Idaho
* Madison Consolidated High School, Madison, Indiana
* Madison High School (Kansas), Madison, Kansas
* Kentucky ...
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Personal life and death
At the time of his death, Verona was married to Ann Verona.[ Verona died at the age of 78 of lung cancer in Los Angeles on July 13, 2019.][
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Filmography
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Film producers from Illinois
James Madison High School (Brooklyn) alumni
People from Brooklyn
American film producers
American male screenwriters
American film directors
American film editors
1940 births
2019 deaths
Screenwriters from Illinois
20th-century American screenwriters