Josh Greenfeld, who shared an Oscar nomination with Paul Mazursky for his debut screenplay, Harry and Tonto (1974), has died. He was 90.
Greenfeld died May 11 in Los Angeles from pneumonia, his son Karl Taro Greenfeld, a journalist and novelist, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Greenfeld wrote two further screenplays, the powerful 1978 telemovie Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II, starring Jane Alexander as real-life Mary MacCracken, a teacher of children with cognitive disabilities; and Oh, God! Book II (1980), with George Burns reprising his comedic title role.
A noted author and playwright, Greenfeld wrote a trilogy of books detailing the ...
Greenfeld died May 11 in Los Angeles from pneumonia, his son Karl Taro Greenfeld, a journalist and novelist, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Greenfeld wrote two further screenplays, the powerful 1978 telemovie Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II, starring Jane Alexander as real-life Mary MacCracken, a teacher of children with cognitive disabilities; and Oh, God! Book II (1980), with George Burns reprising his comedic title role.
A noted author and playwright, Greenfeld wrote a trilogy of books detailing the ...
- 5/19/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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