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Bio

(1923-2014) Playwright, screenwriter. Lorenzo Semple Jr. was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Full Name

Lorenzo Semple Jr.

Locations

Westchester

Author's Timeline


Unknown

OTHER

Mr. Semple studied dramatic writing at Columbia University.

1923

BIRTH

Lorenzo Semple III was born in New Rochelle, New York, on March 27, 1923.

1966

LITWORK

Batman


Screenplay.

1968

LITWORK

Pretty Poison


Screenplay.

1971

LITWORK

The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker


Screenplay written with Charles Webb.

1971

LITWORK

The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker


Screenplay written with Charles Webb.

1973

LITWORK

Papillon


Mr. Semple and Dalton Trumbo were screenwriters for the film "Papillon."

1974

LITWORK

The Parallax View


Screenplay written with David Giler.

1975

LITWORK

The Drowning Pool


Screenplay written with Tracy Keenan Wynn and Walter Hill.

1975

LITWORK

Three Days of the Condor


Screenplay. In 1976, Mr. Semple received an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay for "Three Days of the Condor" with David Rayfiel.

1976

LITWORK

King Kong


Screenplay.

1983

LITWORK

Never Say Never Again


Screenplay.

1986

LITWORK

Never Too Young To Die


Screenplay written with Steven Paul, Anthony Foutz, and Gil Bettman.

2014

DEATH

Lorenzo Semple Jr. died at his home in Los Angeles, California, on March 28, 2014.

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