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Deric Washburn is an American screenwriter.

Washburn graduated from Harvard College in 1959.[1] He began his career as a playwright, penning the off-Broadway plays Ginger Anne[2] and The Love Nest.[3]

He is best known for having written the original screenplay of The Deer Hunter after having co-written the story with Michael Cimino.[4] The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1978.

Washburn and Cimino spent three days writing the story, and then Washburn spent a month writing the script. Cimino then tried to deny him screenwriting credit. Washburn went to arbitration and was given full credit.[5]

Filmography

• Silent Running (1972)
• The Deer Hunter (1978)
• The Border (1982)
• Extreme Prejudice (1987)

Unproduced scripts

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• Heavy Dust, adapted from Manhunt by Peter Maas.
• Gun for Sale, adapted from the book of the same name by Graham Greene.

Awards

As a member of the Actors Studio playwriting project, he received a $1500.00 award from the Edward Albee Foundation in 1964.[6]

As a writer, Washburn was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) and a WGA Award for "Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen" for The Deer Hunter, along with Quinn Redeker, Louis A. Garfinkle and Michael Cimino.[4][7]

References

External links

• Deric Washburn at IMDb

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