Irving Ravetch was born on November 14, 1920 in Newark, New Jersey, USA as Irving Dover Ravetch. He was a writer and producer, known for Hud (1963), The Cowboys (1972) and Norma Rae (1979). He was married to Harriet Frank Jr.. He died on September 19, 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
His father was a Jewish immigrant who had fled the Russian pogroms, became a pharmacist and, later, a rabbi. His mother, an immigrant from what is now northern Israel, was a Hebrew teacher.
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Retired in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles [February 2008]
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Attended Long Beach College and graduated from UCLA with a major in English.
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Suffered from severe asthma from childhood.
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Often worked in tandem with his screenwriter wife, Harriet Frank Jr. They were married in 1946, while working together at MGM.
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Collaborated on eight films of the director Martin Ritt.
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Can tell time without a clock, within ten minutes of the correct time.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Stanley & Iris
1990
screenplay
Murphy's Romance
1985
screenplay
Norma Rae
1981
TV Movie characters
Norma Rae
1979
screenplay
The Spikes Gang
1974
screenplay
Conrack
1974
The Carey Treatment
1972
screenplay - as James P. Bonner
The Cowboys
1972
screenplay
The Reivers
1969
writer
House of Cards
1968
as James P. Bonner
Hombre
1967
screenplay
The Long, Hot Summer
1965
TV Series screenplay - 1 episode
Hud
1963
screenplay
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
1960
screenplay
Home from the Hill
1960
screenplay
The Sound and the Fury
1959
screenplay
The Long, Hot Summer
1958
screenplay
Run for Cover
1955
story
Ten Wanted Men
1955
story
The Lone Hand
1953
story
Vengeance Valley
1951
screenplay
The Outriders
1950
screenplay / story
Living in a Big Way
1947
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Spikes Gang
1974
associate producer
The Reivers
1969
producer
Hombre
1967
producer
Hud
1963
producer
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Murphy's Romance
1985
Customer
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards
2011
TV Special
Himself - Memorial Tribute
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1988
Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement
Writers Guild of America, USA
1972
Bronze Wrangler
Western Heritage Awards
Theatrical Motion Picture
The Cowboys (1972)
1964
WGA Award (Screen)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Best Written American Drama
Hud (1963)
1963
NYFCC Award
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Screenplay
Hud (1963)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1980
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Norma Rae (1979)
1980
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Norma Rae (1979)
1980
WGA Award (Screen)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
Norma Rae (1979)
1975
WGA Award (Screen)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
Conrack (1974)
1970
WGA Award (Screen)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
The Reivers (1969)
1964
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
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