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1959-10-30
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New York, United States
Edit pageRichard LaGravenese
Biography
Richard LaGravenese (born October 30, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film director, known for The Fisher King, The Bridges of Madison County, and Behind the Candelabra.
A prolific storyteller with a famous talent for character-driven narratives, writer and director Richard LaGravenese made his Hollywood debut with a major splash when his first script, "The Fisher King" (1991) was optioned and brought to the screen by visionary director Terry Gilliam.
Though LaGravenese had been paying the bills as a writer for hire, helping collaborate on re-writes for his friend Neil Levy's project "Rude Awakening" (1989), "The Fisher King" was entirely LaGravenese's own, a heartfelt, hallucinatory, and extremely unique story about a callous radio DJ (Jeff Bridges) who redeems himself for his selfish ways by helping a homeless man (Robin Williams). Largely inspired by the concepts explored in psychoanalyst Robert A.
Johnson's Jungian book of self-examination, "The Fisher King" had been through numerous drafts before LaGravenese's hard work paid off with big screen success. The film was met with major acclaim and many Academy Awards nominations, including one for Best Original Screenplay, and started a long and varied Hollywood career.
