Vale – Irving Ravetch

Academy Award Nominated screenwriter Irving Ravetch has passed away, aged 89.

Ravetch was nominated for Oscar for his work on Paul Newman’s Hud, released in 1963. Ravetch, together with his screenwriter wife Harriet Frank Jr., also worked on the Oscar nominated screenplay for Norma Rae, as well as films as diverse as The Long, Hot Summer, The Sound & The Fury, Murphy’s Romance, and Stanley & Iris.

We tip our hat to his passing. Mr Ravetch died on September 19th, from causes relating to pneumonia.

Who wrote this?

Rodney Twelftree

“Some people say I like films. Those people are wrong. I *love* films.” – Me. I said this.

Rodney has been writing about films for well over two decades, appreciates a good wine, the love of his wife and kids, and the affection of his dog and cats. He has a fondness of cheesy 90’s action and classic Hollywood, hates that physical media is disappearing, and wishes somebody would make a high-budget series of The Neverending Story.

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