David Seltzer Biography (1940-)
Born 1940 in Highland Park, IL; married Eugenia Zuckerman (a flutist), 1987;children: four (two adopted), including Emily (an actress). Addresses:Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills,CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Screenwriter, director, producer, novelist
- Birth Details
- 1940
- Highland Park, Illinois, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Director
- Lucas, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
- Punchline, Columbia, 1988
- Shining Through, 1992
- Nobody's Baby, 2001
- Film Executive Producer
- The Eighteenth Angel, 1997
- Shining Through, 1992
- Television Producer and Director
- Series
- National Geographic Specials, 1964
- Television Producer
- Specials
- Adventures at the Jade Sea (documentary), CBS, c. 1970
- The Journey of Robert F. Kennedy (documentary), ABC, c. 1970
- Movies
- Green Eyes, ABC, 1977
- (As David Lane Seltzer) Executive producer, Inherit the Wind, Showtime, 1999
- Television Executive Producer
- Pilots
- Written in Stone, ABC, 2003
- Television Appearances
- Specials
- (Uncredited) Himself, The Omen Legacy (documentary), AMC, 2001
- Corey Haim: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
- Stage Producer
- F. Jasmine Addams (musical; based on Carson McCullers's story "TheMember of the Wedding"), Circle in the Square, New York City, 1971
- (With David Black) Lysistrata, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1972
- WRITINGS
- Screenplays
- The Hellstrom Chronicle (documentary), Cinema 5, 1971
- (Uncredited) Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, 1971
- (With David Shaw), King, Queen, Knave (also known as Herzbube and Koenig, Dame, Bube; based on Vladimir Nabokov's novel of the same title), Avco Embassy, 1972
- One Is a Lonely Number (also known as Two Is a Happy Number; based on Rebecca Morris's short story "The Good Humor Man"), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
- The Other Side of the Mountain (also known as A Window to the Sky), Universal, 1975
- The Omen (also known as Birthmark, Omen I, Omen I: The Antichrist, and Omen I: The Birthmark), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
- Prophecy (also known as Prophecy: The Monster Movie), Paramount, 1979
- (Uncredited) The Final Conflict (also known as Omen III: The Final Conflict), 1981
- Six Weeks (based on Fred Mustard Stewart's novel of the same title), Universal, 1982
- Table for Five, Warner Bros., 1983
- Lucas, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
- (Uncredited) Someone to Watch over Me, 1987
- Punchline, Columbia, 1988
- (With Louis Venosta and Eric Lerner) Bird on a Wire, Universal, 1990
- Shining Through, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
- The Eighteenth Angel, Rysher Entertainment, 1997
- My Giant, 1998
- Nobody's Baby, 2001
- Dragonfly, Buena Vista, 2002
- Blackout, Paramount, 2002
- Television Specials
- Adventures at the Jade Sea (documentary), CBS, c. 1970
- Television Movies
- Sophia: A Self-Portrait, 1968
- Larry (adapted from Robert McQueen's book Larry: Case History of a Mistake), CBS, 1974
- (With David Sontag) My Father's House, ABC, 1975
- Green Eyes, ABC, 1977
- (With Thom Thomas) Private Sessions, NBC, 1985
- Television Pilots
- Written in Stone, ABC, 2003
- Television Series
- Incredible World of Animals, c. 1966
- Novels
- The Omen (novelization of his screenplay of the same title), New American Library, 1976
- Prophecy (novelization of his screenplay of the same title), Ballantine, 1979
- Contributor to periodicals, including Premiere.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals- Chicago Tribune, February 23, 1983; April 2, 1986; September 30, 1988; May 18, 1990
- Los Angeles Times, February 17, 1983; May 1, 1986; September 30, 1988; May 18, 1990
- New York Times, June 20, 1972; June 25, 1976; June 15, 1979; July24, 1979; February 18, 1983; March 28, 1986; September 24, 1989; May 18, 1990
- New York Times Book Review, September 11, 1977
- Washington Post, March 12, 1983; October 7, 1988
- Washington Post Book World, August 22, 1976