- Birthday
- 1927-04-12
- Deathday
- 2019-05-09
- Place of Birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Alvin Sargent
WritingBiography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alvin Sargent (April 12, 1927 - May 9, 2019) was an American screenwriter. He has won two Academy Awards in 1978 and 1981 for his screenplays of Julia and Ordinary People. His most popular contribution has been being involved in the writing of most of the films in Sony's Spider-Man film series (The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the first exception to this). Sargent was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Upper Darby High School in 1945. As of 2006, he is one of 35 alumni to be on the school's Wall of Fame. Sargent began writing for televisio...
