Steve Shagan

Birth Name:

Stephen H. Shagan

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Producer, Writer, Actor

After moving to Hollywood in the late 1950s, he worked as a publicist for John Wayne before getting his first job as a producer for NBC's "Tarzan" series
Began writing while he was a member of the U․S․ Coast Guard during WWII
Quote: "When you write a novel, there's nothing between you and the audience․ When you write a film, there's a whole army between you and the audience․ Not that I'll give it up․ I get a tremendous kick out of seeing a character I've created on the screen․"
After leaving the series "Tarzan," he began to concentrate solely on writing, later making waves for his Oscar nominated movie from 1974, "Save the Tiger․"
Best known as a novelist and screenwriter who wrote "Save the Tiger" and "Voyage of the Damned" and co-wrote "Primal Fear․"
Author Harold Robbins loaned him his personal typewriter so that he could finish his debut novel after his own machine broke
Wrote the novel for "Save the Tiger" after he had already completed the screenplay

1974Oscar - Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced:Nominated
1974WGA Award (Screen) - Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen:Winner
1977Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
1977Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
1981Razzie Award - Worst Picture:Nominated
1981Razzie Award - Worst Screenplay:Nominated
1997Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special:Nominated

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