Richard Russo was born on July 15, 1949 in Johnstown, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Keeping Mum (2005), Empire Falls (2005) and Nobody's Fool (1994). He is married to Barbara Marie. They have two children.
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada, Ambassador Book Award for Fiction
Nominations
Goodreads Choice Awards Best Fiction, Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Movies
Keeping Mum, The Ice Harvest, Brush with Fate, The Human Stain, The Flamingo Rising, Twilight, Nobody's Fool
Star Sign
Cancer
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Fact
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As of Empire Falls (2005) (TV), 3 of Russo's 7 produced scripts have been made with Paul Newman as a star.
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Russo appears as a character in the book She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders, the memoir of his close friend and fellow Colby College professor Jennifer Finney Boylan. Russo also wrote the afterword for the book.
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As of 2005, three of his film projects have starred Paul Newman: Nobody's Fool (1994), (Twilight (1998), and "Empire Falls" (2005).
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Pulitzer-winning "Empire Falls" novel optioned for film by HBO. Robert Benton set to direct, with Paul Newman producing/starring just as they did in making film of Russo's story "Nobody's Fool".
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Winner in 2002 of Pulitzer Prize for fiction, for novel "Empire Falls".
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Two daughters: Emily, Kate.
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Teaches Creative Writing at Colby College in Waterville, Maine
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Educated at University of Arizona, with B.A., then Ph.D, 1980 and M.F.A 1981.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Joy Ride
2014/I
Short story
Keeping Mum
2005
screenplay / story
The Ice Harvest
2005
screenplay
Empire Falls
2005
TV Mini-Series novel - 2 episodes
Brush with Fate
2003
TV Movie teleplay
The Flamingo Rising
2001
TV Movie teleplay
Twilight
1998
written by
Nobody's Fool
1994
novel
Monsters
1989
TV Series story - 1 episode
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Break Point
2014
executive producer
The Ice Harvest
2005
executive producer
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Human Stain
2003
Faculty Committee Member
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nobody's Fool
1994
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
2010
Documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2006
Film Discovery Jury Award
US Comedy Arts Festival
Screenplay
Keeping Mum (2005)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2007
Movies for Grownups Award
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
Best Screenwriter
Keeping Mum (2005)
2006
Edgar
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
Best Motion Picture Screenplay
The Ice Harvest (2005)
2005
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
$14 Million
