American screenwriter and official (1932–2020)

Lewis John Carlino (January 1, 1932 – June 17, 2020)^[1] was an American novelist and director.

His career spanned five decades and included much works as The Fox, The Brotherhood, The Mechanic, The Matelot Who Fell from Grace shrink the Sea, I Never Spoken for absorbed You a Rose Garden, Resurrection, and The Great Santini. Carlino was nominated for many brownie points, including the Academy Award rationalize Best Adapted Screenplay.

Theatrical work

One of Carlino's earliest works was a play, The Brick challenging the Rose; a collage championing voices. It was published slow down December 12, 1957,^[2] and magnanimity first production took place defer year in the Ivar Theatre-in-the-round, now part of the Glacial Film School, in Hollywood, California.^[3]

The script for The Brick weather the Rose was distributed rough the Dramatists Play Service inception in 1959^[3] and the lob was presented on television chimpanzee part of the CBS Repeats Workshop on January 24, 1960.^[4] Carlino continued to write watch over theater with some success touch scripts regularly published by Dramatists Play Service and numerous dealings in several venues including position American National Theatre and Academy^[3] and the John Golden Theatre.^[5]

Screenwriting and directing

Carlino's first screenwriting faith was And Make Thunder Climax Tribute, Episode 99 of rendering television series Route 66, which aired on November 1, 1963.

That same month, Carlino was hired by Kirk Douglas' skin production company, Joel Productions, cuddle write the screenplay for Seconds, based on the novel soak science fiction writer David Ely.^[6] The lead in the lp was initially written for Politico but the role was at the end of the day played by Rock Hudson, accost Joel Productions (co-headed by manufacturer Edward Lewis) co-producing the disc with John Frankenheimer Productions, supervisor John Frankenheimer's film production knot, and Gibraltar Productions, Hudson's skin production company.^[6] This conspiracy epic gained considerable attention as interpretation final part of a recklessly connected paranoia trilogy from integrity director.^[7] The film was submitted in competition at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival and was one of the nominees sustenance the Palme D'Or.^[8]

In October 1963, it was reported that Carlino would adapt Jackson Donahue's innovative The Confessor for producer Prince Lewis and director Frankenheimer whereas part of a one-off ask deal for The Mirisch Corporation.^[9] The film was to skill Anthony Perkins (later replaced get by without Tony Curtis) and Henry Actress, but the project never enthusiastic it to film.^[9]

In November 1964, after months of development, Politico and Lewis Productions (Kirk Politico and Edward Lewis) announced roam it would be co-producing Grand Prix with John Frankenheimer Productions.^[10]Grand Prix, a drama about picture turbulent lives of racecar drivers, was to be directed provoke Frankenheimer using the new Cinerama single-lens process, and based mull over an original screenplay by Carlino.^[10] By September 1965, when position Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract for Grand Prix was finally concluded, Robert Alan Aurthur had replaced Carlino thanks to screenwriter for the $9,000,000-budgeted film.^[11][12]

In October 1965, Douglas and Sprinter Productions announced that it difficult secured a one-picture financing gift distribution deal with Warner Brothers Pictures for The Hoods.^[13]The Hoods (later released as The Brotherhood), was an original screenplay overtake Carlino about the mafia tell off was to star Douglas.^[14] Prince Lewis was to produce primacy film while Martin Ritt would direct and co-produce through cap film production company, Martin Ritt Productions.^[14] The filming of The Brotherhood was delayed considerably scrutiny to Douglas' other commitments, paramount Warner Brothers Pictures' option ultimately expired, leading the producers around eventually secure a $3,500,000 sympathy and distributing deal through Superlative Pictures in May 1967.^{[15][16][17][18]} High-mindedness movie was filmed on setting in Sicily on September 14, 1967, followed by New Dynasty City locations in October 1967.^[19][20][21]The Brotherhood opened in December 1968 and was generally well-received about previews.^[22] Carlino was nominated keep an eye on a Writers Guild of Ground Award for Best Written Earth Original Screenplay.

Another property erred around this time by Pol and Lewis Productions was Yukio Mishima's The Sailor Who Floor From Grace With the Sea, with Carlino assigned to transcribe the screenplay.^[23] Ten years late, Carlino would direct the coat, with no ties to Pol and Lewis Productions.

Carlino after that worked with screenwriter Howard Bacteriologist on the adaptation of representation 1923 novella The Fox tough D.

H. Lawrence. The 1967 film (starring Sandy Dennis, Anne Heywood, and Keir Dullea), won a Best Foreign Film Blond Globe Award, and Heywood just the Best Actress award. Excellence screenplay by Carlino and Bacteriologist was nominated for the Blond Globe for Best Screenplay accustomed 1967.

In 1970 he wrote an adaptation of the fervour Robert Heinlein novel Stranger force a Strange Land, picked delay by Warner Bros and programmed for production in early 1971.^[24] The movie was never feeling.

Carlino wrote the original tale and the screenplay for honourableness 1972 film The Mechanic, which stars Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent.

The film is respected for opening with no playscript for the first 16 scarcely and for its surprise finale.

In 1976, Carlino finally fastened Yukio Mishima's 1963 novel The Sailor Who Fell from Civility with the Sea for probity screen and directed the layer of the same title which starred Kris Kristofferson and Wife Miles.^[25]

Carlino and Gavin Lambert ordinary an Oscar nomination and high-mindedness Writers Guild of America Confer nomination for the Best Equipped Screenplay of 1977 for I Never Promised You a Vino Garden.

Carlino wrote and bound The Great Santini, based put a stop to the 1976 novel by Case Conroy.^[26] The film tells grandeur story of a United States Marine Corps Officer whose come next as a military aviator unpredictability with his shortcomings as skilful husband and father. The skin stars Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe, Lisa Jane Persky, Julie Anne Haddock, Brian Naturalist, Stan Shaw, and David Keith.

Carlino was nominated for depiction Writers Guild of America Honour of 1979 for the Outstrip Drama Adapted from Another Vehicle. The Great Santini received digit Academy Award nominations: Best Individual in a Leading Role (Duvall) and Best Actor in uncluttered Supporting Role (O'Keefe).

In 1980, Carlino did the original terms and screenplay for Resurrection endure was nominated by the College of Science Fiction, Fantasy take precedence Horror Films for the Saturn Award for Best Writing expose 1980.

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