Stewart Henry Stern (March 22, 1922 – February 2, 2015) was an American

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. He is best known for writing the

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for the film ''

Rebel Without a Cause ''Rebel Without a Cause'' is a 1955 American coming-of-age drama film about emotionally confused suburban A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that ...

'' (1955), starring

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Writing

In addition to ''Rebel Without a Cause,'' Stern's most notable screenwriting credits include ''

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'', which garnered Emmy awards for both Stern and

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, ''

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'' starring

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, ''

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'' directed by

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, ''

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'' starring

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, '' The Ugly American'' starring Marlon Brando, ''

Rachel, Rachel ''Rachel, Rachel'' is a 1968 American technicolor drama film produced and directed by Paul Newman and starring his wife, Joanne Woodward, in the title role and co-starring Estelle Parsons and James Olson. The screenplay, by Stewart Stern base ...

'' starring

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, and '' The Last Movie'' directed by

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. He is also author of the book ''No Tricks in My Pocket: Paul Newman Directs'', watching the discovery in Paul Newman's direction for the filming of ''The Glass Menagerie''.

Personal life

Stern was the nephew of

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, founder of

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. He was a veteran of World War II during which he fought in the

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. He was the subject of the documentary ''Going Through Splat: The Life And Work Of Stewart Stern.'' Stern taught a course in Seattle titled "The Personal Connection" at

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. He also taught each year at the

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. Stern died of cancer at the age of 92 in Seattle, Washington.

Filmography

Film

*''

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'' (1951) (short) – Writer *''

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'' (1951) – Writer (screenplay, story) *''

'' (1955) – Writer (screenplay) *''

'' (1956) – Writer (screenplay) *''

'' (1957) – Writer *'' Thunder in the Sun'' (1959) – Writer *''

'' (1961) – Writer *'' The Ugly American'' (1963) – Writer (screen story) *''

'' (1968) – Writer *'' The Last Movie'' (1971) – Writer *''

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams ''Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams'' is a 1973 American Technicolor drama film directed by Gilbert Cates, starring Joanne Woodward, Martin Balsam, Sylvia Sidney, and Tresa Hughes, and written by Stewart Stern. It tells the story of a New York City ...

'' (1973) – Writer *''

'' (1976) – Writer (teleplay) *'' A Christmas to Remember'' (1978) - Writer''

Actor

*'' Fright Night'' (1985) - Cook

References

External links

*Transcript of letter written by Stewart Stern to the aunt & uncle of James Dean, after Dean's death in 195
He's here, living and vivid and unforgettable foreverStewart Stern InterviewStewart Stern oral history
* American male screenwriters 1922 births 2015 deaths Deaths from cancer in Washington (state) United States Army personnel of World War II Jewish American writers 21st-century American Jews {{US-screen-writer-stub