Stewart Stern Biography (1922-)

Born March 22, 1922, in New York; father, a doctor and an artist; uncle, Adolph Zukor (producer and former chairman of Paramount). Career: Screenwriter, actor, dialogue director, and stage manager. Eagle Lion Studios, dialogue director, 1946-48. Military service: Served in World War II for U.S. military. Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination, best writing-story, 1951, for Teresa(with Alfred Hayes); Academy Award nomination, best screenplay based on material from another medium, 1968, for Rachel, Rachel; Emmy Award, best writing, special program-drama or comedy adaptation,1977, for Sybil..

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Screenwriter, actor, director, theatrical manager
Birth Details
March 22, 1922
New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Dialogue Director
  • T-Men, Kino On Video, 1947
  • Railroaded!, 1947
  • Hollow Triumph (also known as The Scar), 1948
  • He Walked By Night, Kino On Video, 1948
  • Film Appearances
  • Himself, Stelle Emigranti, 1983
  • Cook, Fright Night, 1985
  • Interviewee, The Celluloid Closet, 1995
  • Television Appearances
  • Writer, Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess (movie), CBS, 1983
  • Stage Work
  • Stage manager, The French Touch, Broadway Production, New York City, 1945-46
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • (With Alfred Hayes) Teresa, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
  • Benjy, Paramount, 1951
  • Rebel Without a Cause, Warner Bros., 1955
  • The Rack, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
  • The James Dean Story, Warner Bros., 1957
  • Thunder in the Sky, Paramount, 1959
  • The Outsider, Universal, 1961
  • The Ugly American, Universal, 1963
  • Rachel, Rachel, Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1968
  • (Story with Dennis Hopper) The Last Movie (also known as Chinchero), Universal, 1971
  • Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams, Columbia, 1973
  • Television Work
  • Writer; Episodic
  • "Thunder Silence," Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse, NBC, 1954
  • Writer; Miniseries
  • Sybil, NBC, 1976
  • Writer; Movies
  • A Christmas to Remember, CBS, 1978
  • Also wrote Crip; And Crown They Good; Heart of Darkness.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books:
    • Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 26, Gale, Detroit, MI, 1984.
    Periodicals:
    • American Film, October 1983, pp. 20-22.*