Fame (1980)

Gore began writing plays and musicals shortly after graduating from Northwestern University, and one of his first works, Mary, a musical about Mary Queen of Scots, was produced in Fort Lauderdale, FL, in 1967. His first Broadway production was Via Galactica, a 1972 science-fiction rock musical that he wrote with Judith Ross and Galt MacDermot. He also wrote the book and lyrics for Nefertiti, a 1977 work about the ancient Egyptian queen. Besides the film FAME (1980) and its subsequent TV series (1982), his other notable credit was collaborating on the script for the half-hour animated TV program "Fairies" (1981). Gore died of AIDS in Santa Monica, CA, at the age of 43.  Nominated for Writing (Best Screenplay written directly for the screen) 1980: FAME 1 nomination