Kurt Luedtke
Birth Name:
Kurt Luedtke
Birth Place:
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Profession
Writer
Fast Facts
- Best known for writing the screenplay for Academy Award-winning film "Out of Africa․"
- His most recent work includes the documentary "A Song of Africa," which featured Meryl Streep, whom he once directed in "Out of Africa․"
- Before becoming a screenplay writer, he was formerly a reporter
- All of the screenplays he wrote were directed by Sydney Pollack
Awards
- 1982Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
- 1982Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1982WGA Award (Screen) - Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
- 1986Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Winner
- 1986David - Best Foreign Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniera):Nominated
- 1986Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1986WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
- 1987BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Winner
- 2006Felix - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated