Hollywood legend Alvin Sargent, one of the film industry's most reliable screenwriters for more than 50 years, died of natural causes inside his Seattle home Thursday. He was 92.
Hollywood legend Alvin Sargent, one of the film industry's most reliable screenwriters for more than 50 years, died of natural causes inside his Seattle home on Thursday. He was 92.
Sargent's friend, producer Pam Williams (Lee Daniels' The Butler), broke the news of his death, according to the Hollywood Reporter, which called Sargent 'the master of the adapted screenplay.'
In recent years, he was best known for writing for the Spider-Man film franchise, including the acclaimed 'Spider-Man 2' (2004), 'Spider-Man 3' (2007) and 'The Amazing Spider-Man' (2012).
But Sargent's star began burning in the late 1970s when he was thrice nominated for Academy Awards, taking home two golden statues for screenplays he wrote for the Holocaust period film 'Julia' (1977) and the acclaimed drama 'Ordinary People' (1980), an adaptation of Judith Guest’s 1976 novel about a family whose revered eldest son drowned in a boating accident.
Sargent's screenplay for 'Paper Moon' (1973) also earned a nomination from the Academy.
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Sargent is known for screenwriting for three Spider-Man movies, including the critically-acclaimed 'Spider-Man 2' (2004)
Sargent also wrote the screenplay for 'The Amazing Spider-Man' (2012), starring British actor Andrew Garfield
Born Alvin Supowitz on April 27, 1927, Sargent came from humble beginnings in Philadelphia during the Depression era. His father, Isaac Supowitz, committed suicide at the age of 43 during Alvin's childhood.
Sargent never finished
