Douglas Day Stewart

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Douglas Day Stewart
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Douglas Day Stewart, with daughter Shady (left) and wife Judy (right), in 2012
Born (1940-01-01) January 1, 1940 (age 84)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma mater Claremont McKenna College
Northwestern University
Occupation(s) Screenwriter, film director
Website douglasdaystewart.com

Douglas Day Stewart (born January 1, 1940) is an American screenwriter and film director. [1] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman . [2]

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Early life

Stewart was born January 1, 1940 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, [3] and moved to San Marino, California during his adolescence. He graduated from Claremont McKenna College in 1962. [4] [5]

From 1962 to 1965, Stewart served in the United States Navy, [3] initially intending enrolling as a Navy Aviation Officer Candidate, from which he was later disqualified due to a medical issue. [6] He was transferred to a unit overseeing the transportation of 7th Marine Regiment to South Vietnam. [6] [7] [8] His experiences in Candidate School would later form the basis for his screenplay for An Officer and a Gentleman. [7]

After his discharge, Stewart earned a Masters of Arts in Radio, Film and Television from Northwestern University. [3]

Career

After working as a playwright, Stewart's first screen writing credits was for the television series Room 222 . He subsequently wrote for several programs, including Bonanza and The Boy in the Plastic Bubble . The latter earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

In 1980, Stewart wrote the screenplay for the box-office hit The Blue Lagoon. [9]

In 1982, Stewart wrote and co-produced the hit romantic drama An Officer and a Gentleman. A critical and commercial success, [10] [11] the film earned Stewart an Oscar nod for Best Original Screenplay. [2] He made his directorial debut two years later, with the film Thief of Hearts.

Filmography

Screenplays and Teleplays

Novels

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  2. 1 2 "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "About". Douglas Day Stewart. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  4. ↑ "Screenwriter Douglas Day Stewart Gives Provocative Athenaeum Speech - The Student Life". tsl.news. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Writer Douglas Day Stewart talks about An Officer and a Gentleman the Musical on the eve of its national UK tour - Reviews". UK Theatre Network. Retrieved 31 October 2018.[ dead link ]
  6. 1 2 Padula, Danielle (February 14, 2022). "An Officer and a Gentleman: A Look Inside A Navy Love Story". Broadway Theater League of Utica. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Douglas Day Stewart". Milwaukee Magazine. March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  8. ↑ "An Officer and a Gentleman writer Douglas Day Stewart: 'I can't tell you how many people have said "I got married because of that film"'". list.co.uk. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  9. 1 2 Stewart, Douglas Day (31 October 1979). "The Blue Lagoon: Screenplay". publisher not identified. Retrieved 31 October 2018– via Google Books.
  10. ↑ "1982 Domestic Grosses". Box Office Mojo.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
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  12. ↑ Stewart, Douglas Day (31 October 1979). "An Officer and a gentleman: original story and screenplay". [Script Collectors Service [distributor]]. Retrieved 31 October 2018– via Google Books.
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  14. ↑ Stewart, Douglas Day (31 October 1982). "Thief of Hearts: An Original Screenplay". Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. Retrieved 31 October 2018– via Google Books.
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