Steven Gaydos is an American screenwriter, songwriter, and journalist.

Works

Gaydos wrote the 2010 film ''

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'', directed by independent filmmaker

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. The film appeared on ''

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'' and '' Film Comment's'' "Best Films of 2010" lists. Gaydos has co-written several screenplays, including the 1988

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prize-winner ''

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'' and ''Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!'', both directed by Hellman. He began his collaboration with Hellman as a production associate on the 1974 action-drama ''

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''. The duo also worked on several unproduced projects such as adaptations of

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's ''The Second Death of Ramon Mercader,'' and

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's spy thriller novel ''

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''. Gaydos co-wrote Dutch filmmaker

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's adaptation of

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's novel ''

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'' and contributed to Dutch director

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’s ''One Month Later.'' In addition to his produced screenplays, Gaydos co-authored several screenplays with

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and René Balcer, His unproduced solo works include current projects ''Bring Me the Head of Sam Peckinpah'' and ''The Man Who Was Not With It'', based upon the novel by

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. In 2008, Gaydos received an award for his contributions to film culture from the

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. Gaydos has also worked on several music projects, his song "Mystery Dawn" (co-authored with Mitch Moon and from the 2014 record ''Rain in the Drought by Sun and Moon'') is featured in the 2014

film '' Deadly Virtues: Love.Honour.Obey.'' Gaydos is also an entertainment journalist and co-author of several books in the entertainment industry, including ''Movie Talk From The Front Lines'' (McFarland) and ''Cannes: 50 Years of Sun, Sex and Celluloid'' (

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). He has appeared on American television and radio and in international media outlets such as the United Kingdom's BBC. Gaydos became Vice President and Executive Editor of ''

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'' in 2013.

Screenplays

* ''One Month Later'' (co-writer) 1987 * ''

'' 1988 (co-writer) * ''Silent Night Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!'' 1989 (co-writer) * ''

'' 1995 (co-writer) * ''

'' 2010 (screenwriter-producer)

Books

* ''Movie Talk From The Frontlines'' (McFarland) 1995 * ''Variety Guide To Film Festivals'' (Perigee) 1998 * ''Cannes: 50 Years of Sun, Sex & Celluloid'' (Miramax) 1997

Music

* "Rain in the Drought" (co-writer with Mitch Moon) * "More Than I Care To Remember" (co-writer with Terrence Dwyer) * "Chicken of the County" (co-writer with Terrence Dwyer) * "Mystery Dawn" (from the film, ''Deadly Virtues: Love. Honour. Obey,'' co-writer with Mitch Moon)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaydos, Steven American male screenwriters American male songwriters American male journalists Living people Year of birth missing (living people)