Douglas McGrath Biography (1958-)

Born 1958; married Jane Martin. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 3921 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 303, Los Angeles, CA 90010-3324.

Gender

Male

Occupation

Writer, director, actor

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Snodgrass, Quiz Show, Buena Vista, 1994
• Bill Gaines, Celebrity, 1998
• Himself, Sweet and Lowdown, Sony Pictures Classics, 1999
• Private investigator, The Insider, Buena Vista, 1999
• Frenchy's lawyer, Small Time Crooks, DreamWorks, 2000
• Allen Quimp, Company Man, Paramount, 2000
• Barbeque guest, Hollywood Ending, DreamWorks, 2002
• Film Director
• Emma, Miramax, 1996
• Company Man, Paramount, 2000
• Nicholas Nickleby, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
• Stage Appearances
• Political Animal (one-man play), Westside Theatre (Downstairs), New York City, 1996
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Born Yesterday (adapted from Garson Kanin's play of the same title), Buena Vista, 1993
• (With Woody Allen) Bullets over Broadway, Miramax, 1994
• Emma (adapted from Jane Austen's book of the same title), Miramax,1996
• Company Man, Paramount, 2000
• Nicholas Nickleby, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
• Also wrote the unproduced screenplays (with Terry Sweeney) Loose Women and Just Married.
• Television Series
• (With others) Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1980-1981
• Television Specials
• The Stephen Banks Show, Showtime, 1991
• Plays
• Political Animal (one-man play), Westside Theatre (Downstairs), New York City, 1996
• Also wrote the unproduced play (with Patty Marx) Dominoes.
• Other
• "Acting As She Sings, She Makes Each Song a Drama," New York Times, 2001
• Formerly a columnist for The New Republic; wrote the novel Blockbuster.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

• New York Times, August 25, 1996, pp. H-11, H-16
• Texas Monthly, February, 2001, p. 68