Lawrence B. Marcus

American screenwriter

Lawrence B. Marcus
Born	(1917-07-19)July 19, 1917 Beaver, Utah, U.S.
Died	August 28, 2001(2001-08-28) (aged 84) Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Alma mater	New York University^[1]
Occupation	Screenwriter
Spouse	Viva Knight^[1]
Children	1^[2]

Lawrence B. Marcus (July 19, 1917 – August 28, 2001) was an American screenwriter. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Adapted Screenplay for the film The Stunt Man.^[3]

Marcus died in August 2001 of Parkinson's disease at the Motion Picture & Television Fund cottages in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 84.^[4]

Selected filmography

Backfire (1950)
Dark City (1950)
Cause for Alarm! (1951; based on his radio work)^[2]
Paula (1952)
The Bigamist (1953)
The Unguarded Moment (1956)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Diamond Safari (1958)
Voice in the Mirror (1958)
Brainstorm (1965)
A Covenant with Death (1967)
Petulia (1968)
Justine (1969)
Going Home (1971)
Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
The Stunt Man (1980; co-nominated with Richard Rush)

References

^ ^a ^b Associated Press (September 1, 2001). "Lawrence B. Marcus, Screenwriter, 84". The New York Times. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Lawrence B. Marcus". The Independent. September 7, 2001. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
^ "The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
^ Variety Staff (September 4, 2001). "Lawrence B. Marcus". Variety. Retrieved April 24, 2022.