Stephen Verona (September 11, 1940 – July 13, 2019)
[ was an American filmmaker, ]photographer
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and painter
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.[ He was known for writing, producing and directing the 1974 film '']The Lords of Flatbush
''The Lords of Flatbush'' (stylized on-screen as ''The Lord's of Flatbush'') is a 1974 American comedy film directed by Martin Davidson and Stephen F. Verona. The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Perry King, Paul Mace, Henry Winkler, and Su ...
''.[ He was also nominated for the ]Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
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at the 44th Academy Awards
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for making the short film ''The Rehearsal''.[
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Early life and education
Verona was born on September 11, 1940, in Springfield, Illinois
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.[page 420] He was raised in Brooklyn, where he attended Madison High School Madison High School may refer to:
* Madison County High School (Alabama), Gurley, Alabama
* Madison High School (Idaho), Rexburg, Idaho
* Madison Consolidated High School, Madison, Indiana
* Madison High School (Kansas), Madison, Kansas
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Personal life and death
At the time of his death, Verona was married to Ann Verona.[ Verona died at the age of 78 of lung cancer in Los Angeles on July 13, 2019.][
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Filmography
References
External links
* https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/198362%7C0/Stephen-Verona
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Film producers from Illinois
James Madison High School (Brooklyn) alumni
Film directors from Brooklyn
American male screenwriters
American film editors
1940 births
2019 deaths
Screenwriters from Illinois
20th-century American screenwriters