David Zelag Goodman
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1930-01-15 (81 years old)
Deathday
2011-09-26
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
David Z. Goodman
David Zelag Goodman
Biography
David Zelag Goodman (1930-2011) was an American playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter. He was known in Hollywood as a "script doctor" due to his ability to quickly identify and fix flaws in a screenplay.
Acting
2003
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
as Self - Screenwriter of Straw Dogs
Production
1971
Straw Dogs
as Screenplay
1975
Farewell, My Lovely
as Screenplay
1976
Logan's Run
as Screenplay
1977
March or Die
as Screenplay
1977
March or Die
as Story
1978
Eyes of Laura Mars
as Screenplay
1970
Lovers and Other Strangers
as Screenplay
2003
Monte Walsh
as Teleplay
1974
Man on a Swing
as Screenplay
1983
Man, Woman and Child
as Screenplay
1970
Monte Walsh
as Screenplay
1959
The Stranglers of Bombay
as Screenplay
2011
Straw Dogs
as Original Film Writer
1982
Fighting Back
as Screenplay
1979
Freedom Road
as Writer
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