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American screenwriter

Person · Open Library

Works
71

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New York City, New York, USA

David Newman (February 4, 1937 - June 27, 2003) was an American filmmaker. From the late 1960s through the early 1980s he frequently collaborated with Robert Benton. He was married to fellow writer Leslie Newman, with whom he had two children, until the time of his death. He died in 2003 of conditions from a stroke. Newman studied at the University of Michigan.

Known for

  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood — Self2003
  • Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave — Self1992
  • The Making of Moonwalker — Self1989

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1954-03-11
americanconductorfilm composersoundtrack

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The following 3 artists are known as David Newman: 1) The son of famed Golden Age composer Alfred Newman, brother to Thomas Newman and cousin to Randy Newman. Began his Hollywood career as a studio musician and conductor, wielding the baton on James Horner's Battle Beyond the Stars in 1980. Newman's first feature score was Tim Burton's 1984 featurette Frankenweenie, which Newman co-wrote with Michael Convertino. More studio projects followed, including The Brave Little Toaster (1987) <a href=

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
David
Family name
Newman
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
film producer
Languages spoken
English language
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David Newman
date of birth
1937-02-04
date of death
2003-06-26
cause of death
stroke
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1965-00-00
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