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Richard LaGravenese

American screenwriter and film director (born 1959)

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years_active	1989–present
spouse	Ann Weiss
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Screenwriter
film director}} Richard LaGravenese (; born October 30, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film director, known for The Fisher King, The Bridges of Madison County, and Behind the Candelabra.

Personal life

LaGravenese was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of a taxi driver. He is of Italian descent. He graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1980 with a bachelor of fine arts degree in acting.

Career

LaGravenese wrote The Fisher King on spec in the late 1980s. It was acquired by Stacey Sher, Lynda Obst, Debra Hill's production company and subsequently directed by Terry Gilliam. For writing the film, LaGravenese received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

In New York City during the early 1980s, billed as "The Double R" comedy duo, in collaboration with playwright Richard O'Donnell, LaGravenese co-penned and consecutively performed in several Off-Off-Broadway productions including Spare Parts, Blood-Brothers at The 78th Street Theatre Lab, The Lion Theatre, and West Bank Cafe.

LaGravenese wrote an adaptation for the famously on-and-off version of the musical Gypsy for Barbra Streisand. In 2015, he revealed that he'd spent several months working on the script with Streisand. "I had the best time with her. I can't even tell you. It was like a fantasy come true. I did my first draft and went to her house to do rewrites. She's so meticulous in the best possible way. We went through it page by page by page."

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Notes
1989	Rude Awakening
1991	The Fisher King
1994	The Ref
1995	A Little Princess
The Bridges of Madison County
Unstrung Heroes
1996	The Mirror Has Two Faces
1998	The Horse Whisperer
Living Out Loud
Beloved
2003	A Decade Under the Influence	Documentary film
2006	Paris, je t'aime	Segment: "Pigalle"
2007	Freedom Writers
P.S. I Love You
2010	Conviction
2011	Water for Elephants
2013	Beautiful Creatures
2014	The Last Five Years
Unbroken
2016	The Comedian
2022	Disenchanted
2024	A Family Affair

Television

Year	Title	Writer
Producer	Creator	Notes
2013	Behind the Candelabra		Television film
2014	The Divide
TBA	Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey

References

^Jeremy Kinser (February 13, 2015) ‘The Last Five Years’ Director On His Heartbreaking New Musical And Working On ‘Gypsy’ With Barbra Streisand'

References

"Say How: L". National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
"FamilySearch.org".
"Richard Lagravenese Biography (1959?-)". FilmReference.com.
Hornaday, Ann. (March 27, 1994). "Film; Still Speaking After Writing 'The Ref'". [[The New York Times]].
(2013). "Primetime Emmy Nominees > And the Tisch nominees are...". [[Tisch School of the Arts]].
(May 15, 1992). "New Variety A Cabaret For The 90s". Tribune, Inc.

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