Carole Eastman (February 19, 1934 – February 13, 2004) was an American actress and

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. Among her credits are screenplays for Monte Hellman's ''

The Shooting ''The Shooting'' is a 1966 American Western film edited and directed by Monte Hellman, with a screenplay by Carole Eastman (using the pseudonym Adrien Joyce). It stars Warren Oates, Millie Perkins, Will Hutchins, and Jack Nicholson, and wa ...

'' (1967), Bob Rafelson's ''

Five Easy Pieces ''Five Easy Pieces'' is a 1970 American road drama film directed by Bob Rafelson, written by Rafelson and Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce), and starring Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Susan Anspach, Lois Smith, and Ralph Waite. The film tell ...

'' (1970) (for which she was nominated for an

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along with co-writer Rafelson), and

Mike Nichols Mike Nichols (born Igor Mikhail Peschkowsky; November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014) was an American film and theatre director and comedian. He worked across a range of genres and had an aptitude for getting the best out of actors regardless of ...

’s ''

The Fortune ''The Fortune'' is a 1975 American black comedy film starring Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty, and directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Carole Eastman (credited under the pseudonym Adrien Joyce) focuses on two bumbling con men who ...

'' (1975). She occasionally used the

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s "Adrien Joyce" and "A.L. Appling".

Filmography

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 ...

'' (1962) (Season 7 Episode 14: "Bad Actor") as Marjorie 'Marge' Rogers *''

'' (1967) (Writer) *'' Run for Your Life'' (1968) (TV) **(Season 2 Episode 9: "The Treasure Seekers") (Writer) **(Season 2 Episode 12: Hang Down Your Head and Laugh") (Teleplay) **(Season 3 Episode 20: "Saro-Jane, You Never Whispered Again") (Teleplay) *'' Model Shop'' (1969) (English Dialogue) *''

'' (1970) (Screenplay / Story) *''

Puzzle of a Downfall Child A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge. In a puzzle, the solver is expected to put pieces together ( or take them apart) in a logical way, in order to find the solution of the puzzle. There are different ...

'' (1970) (Screenplay By) *''

'' (1975) (Writer) *'' Man Trouble'' (1992) (Writer) *''

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'' (1992) (TV) (Writer)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eastman, Carole 1934 births 2004 deaths American women screenwriters 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American screenwriters Writers from Glendale, California 21st-century American women