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Norman Wexler (August 6, 1926 – August 23, 1999) was a screenwriter whose work included such films as ''Saturday Night Fever'', ''Serpico'' and ''Joe'', for which he received an Oscar nomination in 1971. A Detroit native and 1944 Central High School graduate, Wexler attended Harvard University before moving to New York in 1951.〔(Independent.co.uk ) 〕 ==Career== Wexler penned the screenplays for several hit films, most notably ''Joe'', ''Serpico'', ''Mandingo'' and ''Saturday Night Fever''. He received Oscar nominations for both ''Joe'' and ''Serpico''. He wrote ''Saturday Night Fever'', which generated earnings in excess of $1.2B in today's dollars when both movie and record album sales are counted, more than double U.S. sales of top box office hit ''Titanic'' – which had a huge budget and costly special effects. According to Bob Zmuda, ''Saturday Night Fever'' made Wexler a wealthy man. He was a much sought-after script doctor, reworking the scripts for ''Lipstick'' and ''The Fan''. Wexler was a sometime playwright. His play ''The Rope'' was produced at Cafe La MaMa (NY) in 1965. 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「Norman Wexler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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