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Becky Johnston (born in South Haven, Michigan) is an American screenwriter.

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Early life

Johnston attended public school in South Haven but graduated from the Interlochen Fine Arts High School in 1973.

Career

Johnston wrote the screenplays for Under the Cherry Moon , The Prince of Tides (with Pat Conroy), [1] Seven Years in Tibet , [2] Arthur Newman , and as yet unfilmed sequel to Salt . [3] She lived in the Los Altos Apartments in Los Angeles while working on Under the Cherry Moon and The Prince of Tides. [4]

She also appeared in the Jean-Michel Basquiat documentary Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010), directed by Tamra Davis. [5]

Awards and nominations

Johnston received Best Adapted Screenplay nominations at the Academy Awards and the WGA Awards for The Prince of Tides , having previously received a Razzie nomination for Worst Screenplay for Under the Cherry Moon .

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  2. Travers, Peter (October 8, 1997). "Seven Years in Tibet (Review)". Rolling Stone.
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  4. McKenna, Kristine (Apr 28, 2005). "Someone Left the Cake Out in the Rain". LA Weekly.
  5. Maneker, Marion (December 8, 2009). "Who Owns Basquiat's Legend?". Art Market Monitor.