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Alan Trustman, screenwriter of the 1968 films Bullitt and The Thomas Crown Affair, has died.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2026
The couple divorced in 1999, and Shields went on to marry Chris Henchy, a screenwriter and producer, in 2001.
—Staff Author, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
There’s a long-standing (and likely apocryphal) legend that Predator screenwriters Jim and John Thomas imagining Rocky Balboa in the ring with an alien was the seed from which their immortal creature feature sprung.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
In 1933, Hollywood’s screenwriters, directors, and actors each came together (albeit separately) to form a united front against the front office.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2026
The couple divorced in 1999, and Shields went on to marry Chris Henchy, a screenwriter and producer, in 2001.
—Staff Author, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
There’s a long-standing (and likely apocryphal) legend that Predator screenwriters Jim and John Thomas imagining Rocky Balboa in the ring with an alien was the seed from which their immortal creature feature sprung.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
In 1933, Hollywood’s screenwriters, directors, and actors each came together (albeit separately) to form a united front against the front office.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Screenwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screenwriter. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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screenwriter
noun
screen·writ·er
-ˌrīt-ər 
: a writer of screenplays
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