Thomas "Tom" Rickman (February 8, 1940 – September 3, 2018) was an American film director, playwright, and screenwriter best known for his work on '' Coal Miner's Daughter'', '' Hooper'', ''

Tuesdays with Morrie ''Tuesdays with Morrie'' is a memoir by American author Mitch Albom about a series of visits Albom made to his former sociology professor Morrie Schwartz, as Schwartz gradually dies of ALS. The book topped the ''New York Times'' Non-Fiction B ...

'' and '' Truman''. Well known for other major movies such as ''

Everybody's All-American ''Everybody's All-American'' is a novel by longtime ''Sports Illustrated'' contributor Frank Deford, published in 1981. It was made into a motion picture, directed by Taylor Hackford. Plot summary The novel tells the story of a fictional famou ...

'' (1988) as per IMDb. In 1975, his stage play ''Balaam'' premiered at the Pasadena Repertory Theatre in Pasadena, California's historic

The Hotel Carver The Hotel Carver is a three-story Victorian Building with full basement at 107 S. Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena, California. It was built in the late 1880s as part of the Doty Block in the Old Pasadena district. According to sources at the Pasad ...

, under artistic director Duane Waddell, directed by

Gill Dennis Gill Dennis (January 25, 1941 – May 13, 2015) was an American director and screenwriter. He was the son of psychologist Wayne Dennis, author of "The Hopi Child." Early life Dennis graduated from AFI Conservatory’s first class (in 1969), ...

, starring

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nominated

Elizabeth Hartman Mary Elizabeth Hartman (December 23, 1943 – June 10, 1987) was an American actress of the stage and screen. She debuted in the popular 1965 film ''A Patch of Blue'', playing a blind girl named Selina D'Arcy, opposite Sidney Poitier, a role for ...

, Peter Brandon, Howard Whalen, and was the theatrical debut of

Ed Harris Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. His performances in ''Apollo 13'' (1995), '' The Truman Show'' (1998), '' Pollock'' (2000), and '' The Hours'' (2002) earned him critical acclaim and Academy Award ...

. He was in the first class at the

AFI Conservatory The AFI Conservatory is a private not-for-profit graduate film school in the Hollywood Hills district of Los Angeles. Students (called "Fellows") learn from the masters in a collaborative, hands-on production environment with an emphasis on st ...

which also included

Terrence Malick Terrence Frederick Malick (born November 30, 1943) is an American filmmaker. His films include '' Days of Heaven'' (1978), '' The Thin Red Line'' (1998), for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenp ...

, David Lynch and

Caleb Deschanel Joseph Caleb Deschanel, (born September 21, 1944) is an American cinematographer and director of film and television. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography six times. He is a member of the National Film Preservat ...

. He was born in Sharpe, Kentucky.

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* American male screenwriters American television writers AFI Conservatory alumni 1940 births 2018 deaths People from Marshall County, Kentucky American male television writers Film directors from Kentucky Screenwriters from Kentucky {{US-screenwriter-stub