Alice Arlen (November 6, 1940 – February 29, 2016) was an American screenwriter, best known for '' Silkwood'' (1983), which she wrote with

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. Her other film credits include the scripts of '' Alamo Bay'' (1985), ''

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'' (1989), '' The Weight of Water'' (2000) and '' Then She Found Me'' (2007).

Early life

In 1940, Arlen was born as Alice Reeve. Arlen's father was Jay Frederick Reeve, a lawyer. Arlen's mother was Josephine Medill Patterson, a journalist. After Arlen's mother married Ivan Albright, Arlen and her brother

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took the surname of Albright.

Education

In 1962, Arlene graduated from

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. In 1981, Arlene earned an MFA degree from the

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Career

Arlen worked for CBS. Arlen met

, with whom she wrote the screenplay for '' Silkwood'' (1983), for which they were nominated for an Oscar for

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. Arlen worked with director

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, writing the script for '' Alamo Bay'' (1985). Arlen and Ephron later worked together on ''

'' (1989), which was directed by

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. Later, Arlen also wrote the screenplay for '' The Weight of Water'' (2000), and

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's first feature film as director, '' Then She Found Me'' (2007).

Filmography

* Silkwood (with

) (1983) * Alamo Bay (1985) *

(with

) (1989) (also Executive Producer) * A Shock to the System (Associate Producer) (1990) * The Weight of Water (with Christopher Kyle) (2000) * A Thief of Time (2004) (TV) * Then She Found Me (with Victor Levin and

) (2007)

Personal life

Arlen married James Hoge. They had three children. In 1971, Arlen divorced. In 1972, Arlen married Michael J. Arlen and later moved to New York. In 2016, Arlen died at her home in Manhattan, New York. She was 75 years old.

Family tree

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arlen, Alice 1940 births 2016 deaths American women screenwriters American women journalists Screenwriters from Chicago Journalists from Illinois Columbia University School of the Arts alumni Radcliffe College alumni Medill–Patterson family Writers from Manhattan Screenwriters from New York City Albright family