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Andrew Bergman (20 February 1945) is an American screenwriter, film director, and novelist. New York magazine in 1985 dubbed him "The Unknown King of Comedy". ==Education and career== Born to a Jewish family, Bergman graduated from Binghamton University and earned a Ph.D. in American history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His dissertation, a study of Depression-era Hollywood films, was published in 1971 by NYU Press under the title ''We're in the Money: Depression America and Its Films''. He wrote ''James Cagney: The Pictorial Treasury of Film Stars''. Bergman wrote the original screenplay (titled ''Tex X'') that served as the basis for Mel Brooks's classic ''Blazing Saddles'' (1974), and was among the co-writers who adapted it into its final state. Since then, he has written or co-written the cult classics ''The In-Laws'' (1979) starring Peter Falk and Alan Arkin; ''Fletch'' (1985) starring Chevy Chase; and ''Soapdish'' (1991); written and directed : ''So Fine'' (1981) starring Ryan O'Neal; ''The Freshman'' (1990) starring Marlon Brando and Matthew Broderick; ''Honeymoon in Vegas'' (1992) starring Nicolas Cage, James Caan and Sarah Jessica Parker ; and ''It Could Happen To You'' (1994) starring Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda; written and produced ''Striptease'' (1996) starring Demi Moore; and directed the Jacqueline Susann biopic ''Isn't She Great'' (2000) starring Bette Midler and Nathan Lane. He has written four novels: ''The Big Kiss-Off of 1944'', ''Hollywood and LeVine'', ''Tender Is LeVine'', and ''Sleepless Nights''. He also wrote the Broadway comedy, ''Social Security'', and ''Working Title''.〔 The Andrew Bergman History Writing Prize is awarded by the University of Wisconsin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Bergman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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