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'''Walter Newman''' ([[11 February]] [[1916]] – [[14 October]] [[1993]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[screenwriter]] active from the early 1950s to the early 1990s. Three of his screenplays were nominated for [[Academy Award]]s, but he is probably best known for a work that never made it to the screen: his unproduced original script ''Harrow Alley''. |
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Newman wrote the screenplay for the film ''[[The Magnificent Seven]]'', which [[William Roberts (screenwriter)|William Roberts]] and the director, [[John Sturges]], modified during filming on location near [[Cuernavaca]], [[Mexico]]. Displeased with the changes, Newman renounced his screenplay credit, leaving Roberts with sole credit for the screenplay. Two years later, Newman would respond identically to changes made to his screenplay for ''[[The Great Escape (film)|The Great Escape]]'', also directed by Sturges. |
Newman wrote the screenplay for the film ''[[The Magnificent Seven]]'', which [[William Roberts (screenwriter)|William Roberts]] and the director, [[John Sturges]], modified during filming on location near [[Cuernavaca]], [[Mexico]]. Displeased with the changes, Newman renounced his screenplay credit, leaving Roberts with sole credit for the screenplay. Two years later, Newman would respond identically to changes made to his screenplay for ''[[The Great Escape (film)|The Great Escape]]'', also directed by Sturges. |
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Walter Newman (11 February 1916 – 14 October 1993) was an American screenwriter active from the early 1950s to the early 1990s. Three of his screenplays were nominated for Academy Awards, but he is probably best known for a work that never made it to the screen: his unproduced original script Harrow Alley.
Newman wrote the screenplay for the film The Magnificent Seven, which William Roberts and the director, John Sturges, modified during filming on location near Cuernavaca, Mexico. Displeased with the changes, Newman renounced his screenplay credit, leaving Roberts with sole credit for the screenplay. Two years later, Newman would respond identically to changes made to his screenplay for The Great Escape, also directed by Sturges.
Newman was born in New York City. He died in Sherman Oaks, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, on 14 October 1993.
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