Howard Korder

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Howard Korder
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Howard Korder is an American screenwriter and playwright. He is the author of the 1988 coming-of-age play Boy's Life , which earned him a Pulitzer Prize for Drama nomination. [1] His play Search and Destroy was adapted into a film in 1995. [2] Among the screenplays he has written are The Passion of Ayn Rand and Lakeview Terrace . He is also one of the writers of Boardwalk Empire . [3]

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References

  1. "1988 Pulitzer Prizes". The Pulitzer Prizes . Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  2. "Search and Destroy". IBDB.com. Internet Broadway Database.
  3. "Boardwalk Empire". Emmys.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013.