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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Leven was educated at [[St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)|St. John's College]] in [[Annapolis, Maryland]], [[Harvard University]], the [[University of Connecticut]] and [[Yale School of Medicine|Yale University Medical School]]. While at Harvard he founded a satirical [[revue]] called ''The Proposition'' that ran for |
Leven was educated at [[St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)|St. John's College]] in [[Annapolis, Maryland]], [[Harvard University]], the [[University of Connecticut]] and [[Yale School of Medicine|Yale University Medical School]]. While at Harvard, he founded a satirical [[revue]] called ''The Proposition'' that ran for 10 years in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] and off-Broadway. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Leven's first novel, ''Creator'', was published in 1980 and released as a [[Creator (film)|film of the same title]] in 1985. Leven was a practicing neuropsychiatrist, a theme incorporated in his second novel, ''[[Satan, His Psychotherapy and Cure by the Unfortunate Dr. Kassler, J.S.P.S.]]'', which was published in 1982 and filmed as ''[[Crazy as Hell]]'' in 2002. His most recent novel, '' The Savior and |
Leven's first novel, ''Creator'', was published in 1980 and released as a [[Creator (film)|film of the same title]] in 1985. Leven was a practicing neuropsychiatrist, a theme incorporated in his second novel, ''[[Satan, His Psychotherapy and Cure by the Unfortunate Dr. Kassler, J.S.P.S.|Satan: His Psychotherapy and Cure by the Unfortunate Dr. Kassler, J.S.P.S.]]'', which was published in 1982 and filmed as ''[[Crazy as Hell]]'' in 2002. His third and most recent novel, '' The Savior and the Singing Machine'', was published in January 2019. |
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Leven wrote and directed ''[[Don Juan DeMarco]]'' (1994), wrote and produced ''[[Alex & Emma]]'' (2003), |
Leven wrote and directed ''[[Don Juan DeMarco]]'' (1994), wrote and produced ''[[Alex & Emma]]'' (2003), wrote the screenplays for ''[[The Legend of Bagger Vance]]'' (2000), ''[[The Notebook (2004 film)|The Notebook]]'' (2004), ''[[My Sister's Keeper (film)|My Sister's Keeper]]'' (2009), and ''[[Real Steel]]'' (2011), and did uncredited writing on ''[[The Time Traveler's Wife (film)|The Time Traveler's Wife]]'' (2009). Recently, Leven wrote and directed ''[[Girl on a Bicycle (film)|Girl on a Bicycle]]'' (2013). |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 23:12, 1 June 2023
Jeremy Leven | |
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| Born | August 16, 1941 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Spouse | Roberta Danza (deceased) |
Jeremy Leven (born August 16, 1941) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. Born in South Bend, Indiana, Leven lives in Woodbridge, Connecticut, Paris, and New York City.
Early life
[edit]Leven was educated at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, Harvard University, the University of Connecticut and Yale University Medical School. While at Harvard, he founded a satirical revue called The Proposition that ran for 10 years in Cambridge, Massachusetts and off-Broadway.
Career
[edit]Leven's first novel, Creator, was published in 1980 and released as a film of the same title in 1985. Leven was a practicing neuropsychiatrist, a theme incorporated in his second novel, Satan: His Psychotherapy and Cure by the Unfortunate Dr. Kassler, J.S.P.S., which was published in 1982 and filmed as Crazy as Hell in 2002. His third and most recent novel, The Savior and the Singing Machine, was published in January 2019.
Leven wrote and directed Don Juan DeMarco (1994), wrote and produced Alex & Emma (2003), wrote the screenplays for The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000), The Notebook (2004), My Sister's Keeper (2009), and Real Steel (2011), and did uncredited writing on The Time Traveler's Wife (2009). Recently, Leven wrote and directed Girl on a Bicycle (2013).
Awards
[edit]- "Connie Award" Outstanding Achievement in Film, Connecticut Film Commission 1999
- "Meilleur Sceneriste" (Best Screenwriter) -- European Award conferred by Prince Albert of Monaco 2003
- "Lifetime Achievement - Excellence in Screenwriting", Sedona International Film Festival 2014
- "Special Award for Outstanding Achievement", SunDeis Film Festival, Brandeis University, 2006
References
[edit]- Contemporary Authors, Thomson Gale, 2004
External links
[edit]- Jeremy Leven at IMDb
Categories:
- 1941 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American novelists
- American male novelists
- American male screenwriters
- Novelists from Connecticut
- St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe) alumni
- Harvard University alumni
- University of Connecticut alumni
- Yale School of Medicine alumni
- Film directors from Indiana
- Writers from South Bend, Indiana
- 20th-century American male writers
- Novelists from Indiana
- Screenwriters from Indiana
- Screenwriters from Connecticut
- Film producers from Indiana