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Hollywood’s leading performers, venturing into the dark vale of middle age, have often been kindly treated by directors of photography, if not by screenwriters.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
For British screenwriter David Farr, signing the pledge is personal.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
In a new video with Insightec, the Oscar-winning screenwriter, 76, opened up about struggling for years with essential tremor, which left him unable to do simple tasks without shaking, such as holding a cup or writing by hand.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
In 1981, Redford established the Sundance Institute at the site aimed at supporting emerging filmmakers, screenwriters, and other artists outside the mainstream Hollywood system.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
For British screenwriter David Farr, signing the pledge is personal.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
In a new video with Insightec, the Oscar-winning screenwriter, 76, opened up about struggling for years with essential tremor, which left him unable to do simple tasks without shaking, such as holding a cup or writing by hand.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
In 1981, Redford established the Sundance Institute at the site aimed at supporting emerging filmmakers, screenwriters, and other artists outside the mainstream Hollywood system.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Screenwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screenwriter. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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screenwriter
noun
screen·writ·er
-ˌrīt-ər 
: a writer of screenplays
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