Biography
This screenwriter does not have many credits on his resume, but Stewart Stern makes up for quantity with quality. His work shows a particular gift for intimate character studies of alienated people whose quiet suffering suddenly erupts. The native New Yorker worked as a stage actor before serving in the infantry in WWII. Upon return to civilian life, Stern switched his concentration to writing. His first film credit was as dialogue director on …
Career Milestones
| Left college in Iowa and returned to NYC upon the sudden death of his favorite teacher in art school, Emil Ganso | ||
| Returned to the University of Iowa after he won an acting contest and received a theater scholarship for a summer in East Hampton, NY; changed his major to theater arts upon return to college | ||
| Wrote for "Playhouse 90" (CBS) in the 1950s | ||
1947 | First film credit, dialogue director on "Railroaded" | |
1951 | First screenwriting credit, "Teresa" | |
1968 | Worked on "Rachel, Rachel," the first of four projects with Joanne Woodward | |
1973 | Last feature film credit to date, "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams" | |
1976 | Wrote TV miniseries "Sybil" (NBC) | |
Awards
1951 | Academy Award for Writing (Motion Picture Story) in Teresa |
1968 | Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay--Based On Material From Another Medium) in Rachel, Rachel |