All That Jazz (1979)

Born in New York City; educated at the University of Pennsylvania. Served in the Marines during WW II and wrote The History of the Third Marine Division. A short-story writer and novelist, he wrote and produced several stage plays and dozens of quality dramas for TV and is credited with several screenplays, including EDGE OF THE CITY and SPRING REUNION (both 1957), WARLOCK (1959), LILITH (1964, uncredited), GRAND PRIX (1966), FOR LOVE OF IVY (1968), and ALL THAT JAZZ (1979). He wrote and directed THE LOST MAN in 1969.  Nominated for Best Picture 1979: ALL THAT JAZZ - Producer at Columbia/20th Century-Fox  Nominated for Writing (Best Screenplay written directly for the screen) 1979: ALL THAT JAZZ (w. Bob Fosse) 2 nominations