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Arts & Literature
David Saperstein
Who
David Saperstein · Arts & Literature
What
Author-screenwriter of Cocoon
When
1937, United States
Where
United States
Biography
David Saperstein is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Author-screenwriter of Cocoon
How & why
Saperstein is an author and screenwriter whose original story and novel 'Cocoon' became the basis of the 1985 Ron Howard film, a two-time Academy Award winner. He has written numerous novels and screenplays and taught screenwriting at New York University. Reference sources on Jewish screenwriters list him among Jewish writers.
Sources & external links
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters
Contributions & Sources
Author-screenwriter of Cocoon
1985
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters
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