Lawrence B. Marcus (July 19, 1917 – August 28, 2001) was an American

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 ...

. He was nominated for an

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in the category Best Adapted Screenplay for the film ''

The Stunt Man ''The Stunt Man'' is a 1980 American satirical psychological black comedy film starring Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback and Barbara Hershey, and directed by Richard Rush. The film was adapted by Lawrence B. Marcus and Rush from the 1970 nove ...

''. Marcus worked on newspapers in Illinois, Massachusetts, and Ohio before he took a class in writing for radio at the University of Chicago. After the establishment of the

Federal Writers' Project The Federal Writers' Project (FWP) was a federal government project in the United States created to provide jobs for out-of-work writers and to develop a history and overview of the United States, by state, cities and other jurisdictions. It was ...

, he was appointed to head the Illinois division's radio department. He also served in the

United States Army Air Forces The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...

. His assignment there was to write radio programs that would increase enlistments. Marcus's work on radio included writing '' Dark Venture''.

Personal life and death

Marcus was married, and they had a son. Marcus died in August 2001 of

Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a neurodegenerative disease primarily of the central nervous system, affecting both motor system, motor and non-motor systems. Symptoms typically develop gradually and non-motor issues become ...

at the

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cottages in

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, at the age of 84.

Selected filmography

* '' Backfire'' (1950) * '' Dark City'' (1950) * ''

Cause for Alarm! ''Cause for Alarm!'' is a 1951 melodrama suspense film directed by Tay Garnett, written by Mel Dinelli and Tom Lewis, based on a story by Larry Marcus. Ellen (Loretta Young) narrates the tale of "the most terrifying day of my life", how she was ...

'' (1951; based on his radio work) * '' Paula'' (1952) * '' The Bigamist'' (1953) * '' The Unguarded Moment'' (1956) * '' Witness for the Prosecution'' (1957) * '' Diamond Safari'' (1958) * ''

Voice in the Mirror ''Voice in the Mirror'', also known as ''How Lonely the Night'' and ''This Day Alone'', is a 1958 American CinemaScope drama film noir directed by Harry Keller and starring Richard Egan and Julie London. Plot After sinking into the depths of dr ...

'' (1958) * '' Brainstorm'' (1965) * '' A Covenant with Death'' (1967) * ''

Petulia ''Petulia'' is a 1968 drama film directed by Richard Lester and starring Julie Christie, George C. Scott and Richard Chamberlain. The screenplay was by Lawrence B. Marcus from a story by Barbara Turner and is based on the 1966 novel ''Me and ...

'' (1968) * '' Justine'' (1969) * ''

Going Home Going Home or Goin' Home may refer to: Film and television Films * Going Home (1944 film), ''Going Home'' (1944 film), an unreleased entry in the Private Snafu series * Going Home (1971 film), ''Going Home'' (1971 film), starring Robert Mitchum ...

'' (1971) * '' Alex & the Gypsy'' (1976) * ''

'' (1980; co-nominated with

Richard Rush Richard Rush (August 29, 1780 – July 30, 1859) was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat who served as the 8th United States Attorney General from 1814 to 1817 and the 8th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1825 to 1829. He serv ...

)

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* 1917 births 2001 deaths People from Beaver, Utah Deaths from Parkinson's disease in California New York University alumni Screenwriters from Utah American radio writers American male screenwriters American television writers American male television writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-1910s-stub