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Overview
Mini Biography:
Screenwriter, novelist, playwright, non-fiction author. Born in Highland Park... moreTrivia:
He knew he'd succeed as a screenwriter as soon as he wrote the opening... moreAwards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(14 articles)
Carpenter, Darabont, Shrader and more talk shop in Tales From The Script trailer (From QuietEarth. 10 June 2009, 6:17 AM, PDT)
Milan Report: Despite the Recession, New Brands Debut
(From Fast Company. 21 April 2009, 4:00 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Simon MorgensternFilmography
In Development: 
- The Monkey Wrench Gang (details only on IMDbPro)
Writer:
- Dreamcatcher (2003) (screenplay)
... aka L'attrapeur de rêves (Canada: French title) - Hearts in Atlantis (2001) (screenplay)
- The General's Daughter (1999) (screenplay)
... aka Wehrlos - Die Tochter des Generals (Germany) - Absolute Power (1997) (screenplay)
- Fierce Creatures (1997) (uncredited)
- The Chamber (1996) (screenplay)
- The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) (written by)
- Maverick (1994) (written by)
- Chaplin (1992) (screenplay)
... aka Charlot (Italy) - Year of the Comet (1992) (written by)
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) (screenplay)
... aka Les aventures d'un homme invisible (France) - Misery (1990) (screenplay)
- The Princess Bride (1987) (book) (screenplay)
... aka The Bridges' Bride (Philippines: English title) - Heat (1986) (novel) (screenplay)
- Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) (characters)
- Mr. Horn (1979) (TV) (writer)
- Magic (1978) (novel) (screenplay)
- A Bridge Too Far (1977) (screenplay)
- Marathon Man (1976) (novel) (screenplay)
- All the President's Men (1976) (screenplay)
- The Great Waldo Pepper (1975) (screenplay)
- The Stepford Wives (1975) (screenplay)
- The Hot Rock (1972) (screenplay)
... aka How to Steal a Diamond (UK: informal title)
... aka How to Steal a Diamond in Four Uneasy Lessons (UK) - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) (written by)
- No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) (novel)
- Harper (1966) (screenplay)
... aka The Moving Target (UK) - Masquerade (1965) (screenplay)
... aka A Shabby Tiger
... aka Operation Masquerade - Soldier in the Rain (1963) (novel)
Producer:
- Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) (producer)
Thanks:
- Checkpoint Echo (2006) (special thanks)
- Amateur (2005/II) (special thanks)
- Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' (2001) (V) (special thanks)
- "American Masters" (thanks) (1 episode, 2000)
- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV episode (thanks) - Under Suspicion (2000) (grateful acknowledgment)
... aka Suspicion (France) - Good Will Hunting (1997) (thanks)
- Fierce Creatures (1997) (special thanks)
Self:
- Tales from the Script (2009) .... Himself
- ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007) .... Himself
- Miracles and Mystery: Creating 'The Green Mile' (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of 'All the President's Men' (2006) (V) .... Himself
- All That Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Screenwriting for Dummies (2006) (V) .... Himself
- AFI's 100 Years, 100 'Movie Quotes': The Greatest Lines from American Film (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- On Location with 'Gunga Din' (2004) (V) .... Himself
- "HBO First Look" .... Himself - Screenwriter (1 episode, 2003)
- 'Dreamcatcher': Unraveling the Nightmare (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Screenwriter - "The American Experience" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Miss America (2002) TV episode .... Himself - "Film Genre" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka "Hollywood History" (UK: new title)
- The Western (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Misery Loves Company (2002) (V) .... Himself
- Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' (2001) (V) .... Himself
- "The Human Face" (2001) TV mini-series .... Himself
- As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' (2001) (V) .... Himself
- "Biography" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1995-2000)
- Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Paul Newman: Hollywood's Charming Rebel (1995) TV episode .... Himself - "American Masters" .... Himself - Screenwriter / ... (1 episode, 2000)
- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Screenwriter/Novelist - AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- "Dateline NBC" .... Himself (1 episode)
... aka "Dateline" (USA: short title)
- The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat (????) TV episode .... Himself - "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1990)
- Arts Review 1990 (1990) TV episode .... Himself - The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (1970) .... Himself - Narrated by
Additional Details
Other Works:
Non-fiction: "Adventures In The Screen Trade" (Warner Books, 1983) and "Which Lie Did I Tell? More Adventures in the Screen Trade" (Pantheon Books, 2000) morePublicity Listings:
1 Interview | 1 Article moreMessage Boards
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