Eric Roth
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Eric R. Roth (born March 22, 1945) is an American screenwriter. He has been nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay — for Forrest Gump (1994), The Insider (1999), Munich (2005), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), A Star Is Born (2018), and Dune (2021) — winning for Forrest Gump; he also earned a Best Picture nomination for producing Mank (2020). He also worked on the screenplays for the Oscar-nominated films Ali (2001) and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011), as well as Martin Scorsese's epic Western crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
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Born | (1945-03-22) March 22, 1945 (age 79) New York City, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of California, Santa Barbara UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 1970–present |
Notable work | Forrest Gump Munich The Good Shepherd The Insider The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Dune Killers of the Flower Moon |
Spouse | Anne L. Peters[1] |
Children | 5, including Vanessa |
Awards | Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Forrest Gump (1994) Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement (2012) |
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