Richard Friedenberg
Birth Name:
Richard Friedenberg
Birth Place:
Westchester, New York, United States
Profession
Writer, Director, Actor, Producer, Camera department
Fast Facts
- The Village Voice published the journal he wrote while touring Somalia for the United Nations
- Won the NATO Show West Screenwriter of the Year award at the 1993 ShoWest Convention for "A River Runs Through It․"
- After studying English literature at the University of Michigan, he went to the Sorbonne in Paris to complete his graduate work
- Worked as a writer and director for an educational film company in Boston after graduating from college
- Began a professional association with producer Jake Eberts with his award-winning screen adaptation for "A River Runs Through It․"
- Directed television movies and low budget films at an educational film company in Salt Lake City for a time, the second such company he worked for
- Though he was born in New York, he was raised in Boston
Awards
- 1981Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special:Nominated
- 1982Humanitas Prize - 90 Minute Category:Nominated
- 1987Humanitas Prize - 90 Minute Category:Winner
- 1987Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special:Winner
- 1987Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special:Winner
- 1993Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Nominated
- 1993USC Scripter AwardWinner
- 1998Humanitas Prize - Feature Film Category:Nominated
- 2002Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special:Nominated
- 2013Felix - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2014Humanitas Prize - 90 Minute Category:Nominated