Douglas Day Stewart (born January 1, 1940) is an American screenwriter and film director.[1] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman.[2]
Douglas Day Stewart | |
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 Douglas Day Stewart, with daughter Shady (left) and wife Judy (right), in 2012 | |
| Born | January 1, 1940 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Claremont McKenna College Northwestern University |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film director |
| Website | douglasdaystewart |
Early life
editStewart was born January 1, 1940 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,[3] and moved to San Marino, California during his adolescence. He graduated from Claremont McKenna College in 1962.[4][5]
From 1962 to 1965, Stewart served in the United States Navy,[3] initially intending enrolling as a Navy Aviation Officer Candidate, from which he was later disqualified due to a medical issue.[6] He was transferred to a unit overseeing the transportation of 7th Marine Regiment to South Vietnam.[6][7][8] His experiences in Candidate School would later form the basis for his screenplay for An Officer and a Gentleman.[7]
After his discharge, Stewart earned a Masters of Arts in Radio, Film and Television from Northwestern University.[3]
Career
editAfter working as a playwright, Stewart's first screen writing credits was for the television series Room 222. He subsequently wrote for several programs, including Bonanza and The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. The latter earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
In 1980, Stewart wrote the screenplay for the box-office hit The Blue Lagoon.[9]
In 1982, Stewart wrote and co-produced the hit romantic drama An Officer and a Gentleman. A critical and commercial success,[10][11] the film earned Stewart an Oscar nod for Best Original Screenplay.[2] He made his directorial debut two years later, with the film Thief of Hearts.
Filmography
editScreenplays and Teleplays
edit- Room 222 (episodes: "KWWH", "Stay Awhile, Mr. Dream Chaser", "The Quitter" and "You Don't Know Me, He Said") (1971-1972) (TV)
- Bonanza (episode: "The Initiation") (1972) (TV)
- Cannon (episodes: "The Rip-Off" and "Catch Me If You Can") (1972-1973) (TV)
- The Man Who Could Talk to Kids (1973) (TV)
- Murder or Mercy (1974) (TV)
- Gone with the West (1975)
- The Last Survivors (1975) (TV)
- The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976) (TV)
- The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 (1978)
- The Blue Lagoon (1980)[9]
- An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) (also producer)[12][13]
- Thief of Hearts (1984; also director)[14]
- Listen to Me (1989; also director)[15][16]
- The Scarlet Letter (1995)[17]
- Silver Strand (1995)
- What About Love (2020)
Novels
edit- An Officer and a Gentleman's Daughter (2024)
References
edit- ^ "Douglas Day Stewart". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-05.
- ^ a b "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- ^ a b c "About". Douglas Day Stewart. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Screenwriter Douglas Day Stewart Gives Provocative Athenaeum Speech - The Student Life". tsl.news. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Writer Douglas Day Stewart talks about An Officer and a Gentleman the Musical on the eve of its national UK tour - Reviews". UK Theatre Network. Retrieved 31 October 2018.[dead link]
- ^ a b Padula, Danielle (February 14, 2022). "An Officer and a Gentleman: A Look Inside A Navy Love Story". Broadway Theater League of Utica. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "Douglas Day Stewart". Milwaukee Magazine. March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "An Officer and a Gentleman writer Douglas Day Stewart: 'I can't tell you how many people have said "I got married because of that film"'". list.co.uk. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ a b Stewart, Douglas Day (31 October 1979). "The Blue Lagoon: Screenplay". publisher not identified. Retrieved 31 October 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "1982 Domestic Grosses". Box Office Mojo.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ^ "The Greatest Films of 1982". AMC Filmsite.org. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ^ Stewart, Douglas Day (31 October 1979). "An Officer and a gentleman: original story and screenplay". [Script Collectors Service [distributor]]. Retrieved 31 October 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Douglas Day Stewart". milwaukeemag.com. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ Stewart, Douglas Day (31 October 1982). "Thief of Hearts: An Original Screenplay". Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. Retrieved 31 October 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "UCLA debate coach reflects on contribution to 1989 film 'Listen to Me'". dailybruin.com. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Listen to Me, directed by Douglas Day Stewart - Film review". timeout.com. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Blush With Shame - Arts - The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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