Alvin Sargent

Alvin Sargent (April 12, 1927 – May 9, 2019) was an American screenwriter. He won two Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay, for Julia (1977), and Ordinary People (1980). Sargent's other works include screenplays of the films The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1970), Paper Moon (1973), Nuts (1987), White Palace (1990), What About Bob? (1991), Unfaithful (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Spider-Man 3 (2007), and The Amazing Spider-Man (2012).

Alvin Sargent
Born
Alvin Supowitz

(1927-04-12)April 12, 1927
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 9, 2019(2019-05-09) (aged 92)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1956–2012
Spouses
Joan Camden
(m. 1953; div. 1975)
    (m. 2010; died 2011)
    RelativesHerb Sargent (brother)
    Alvin York (cousin)
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