Lewis John Carlino
Lewis John Carlino | |
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| Born | January 1, 1932 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Director, playwright, screenwriter |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | University of Southern California |
| Alma mater | El Camino College |
| Period | 1957–present |
| Notable works | The Great Santini The Fox The Brotherhood I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Resurrection The Mechanic The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea |
| Notable awards | Nominated for the Best Screenplay of 1967 Golden Globe for The Fox – Lewis John Carlino and Howard Koch Nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for the Best Written American Original Screenplay of 1968 for The Brotherhood Nominated with Gavin Lambert for Best Adapted Screenplay of 1977, 50th Academy Awards for I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Nominated with Gavin Lambert for the Writers Guild of America Award of 1978 for the Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium for I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award of 1979 for the Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium for The Great Santini Nominated by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for the Saturn Award for Best Writing of 1980 for Resurrection |
Lewis John Carlino (born January 1, 1932) is an American screenwriter and director. His career has spanned five decades and includes such works as The Fox, The Brotherhood, The Mechanic, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, Resurrection, and The Great Santini. Carlino has been honored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Writers Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Theatrical work
One of Carlino's earliest works was a play, The Brick and the Rose; a collage for voices. It was published on December 12, 1957,[1] and the first production took place that year in the Ivar Theatre, now part of the LA Film School, in Hollywood, California.[2]
The script for The Brick and the Rose was distributed by the Dramatists Play Service beginning in 1959[2] and the play was presented on television as part of the CBS Repertoire Workshop on January 24, 1960.[3] Carlino continued to write for theater with some success with scripts regularly published by Dramatists Play Service and numerous performances in several venues including the American National Theatre and Academy[2] and the John Golden Theatre.[4]
Screenwriting
Carlino's first screenwriting credit was And Make Thunder His Tribute, Episode 99 of the television series Route 66, which aired on November 1, 1963. The following year, Carlino was asked to write the screenplay for Seconds, based on the novel by the science fiction writer David Ely. This conspiracy thriller directed by John Frankenheimer gained considerable attention as the final part of a loosely connected paranoia trilogy.[5] The film was submitted in competition at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival.[6]
Carlino's next worked with screenwriter Howard Koch on the adaptation of the 1923 novella The Fox by D. H. Lawrence. The 1967 film (starring Sandy Dennis, Anne Heywood, and Keir Dullea), won a Best Foreign Film Golden Globe Award, and Heywood earned the Best Actress award. The screenplay by Carlino and Koch was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay of 1967. The following year, Carlino was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for the Best Written American Original Screenplay of 1968 for his work on The Brotherhood which starred Kirk Douglas and was directed by Martin Ritt.[citation needed] Carlino wrote the original story and the screenplay for the 1972 film, The Mechanic, which stars Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent. The film is noted for opening with no dialog for the first 16 minutes and for its surprise ending. It was announced on May 7, 2009, that director Simon West will remake the movie with Jason Statham in the lead role.[7]
Carlino and Gavin Lambert received an Oscar nomination and the Writers Guild of America Award nomination for the Best Adapted Screenplay of 1977 for I Never Promised You a Rose Garden. The film also received the nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Picture and Kathleen Quinlan received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress.[citation needed]
In 1980, Carlino did the original writing and screenplay for Resurrection and was nominated by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for the Saturn Award for Best Writing of 1980. The film, directed by Daniel Petrie was also nominated for two Academy Awards; one for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Ellen Burstyn) and another for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Eva LeGallienne).[citation needed]
Film directing
In 1976, Carlino adapted Yukio Mishima's 1963 novel The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea for the screen and directed the film of the same title which starred Kris Kristofferson and Sarah Miles.[8]
Carlino wrote and directed The Great Santini, based on the 1976 novel by Pat Conroy.[9] The film tells the story of a United States Marine Corps Officer whose success as a military aviator contrasts with his shortcomings as a husband and father. The film stars Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe, Lisa Jane Persky, Julie Anne Haddock, Brian Andrews, Stan Shaw, and David Keith. Carlino was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award of 1979 for the Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium. The Great Santini received two Academy Award nominations: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Duvall) and Best Actor in a Supporting Role (O'Keefe).
Filmography
- CBS Repertoire Workshop (1 episode) – "The Brick and the Rose"
- Route 66 (1 episode, 1963) – "And Make Thunder His Tribute" (1963) TV episode (writer)
- Tupp tupp men ingen höna (1966) (TV) (writer)
- Seconds (1966) (screenplay)
- The Fox (1967) (screenplay)... aka "D.H. Lawrence's The Fox" – USA (complete title)
- The Brotherhood (1968) (writer), (technical supervisor)
- Prodajem stara kola (1968) (TV) (writer)
- Zid i ruza (1970) (TV) (writer)
- In Search of America (1971) (TV) (writer)
- The Mechanic (1972) (screenplay), (story) ... aka "Killer of Killers" – USA (reissue title)
- Doc Elliott (1 episode, 1973) – Pilot (1973) TV episode (writer)
- Honor Thy Father (1973) (CBS miniseries) (writer)
- A Reflection of Fear (1973) (writer)
- Crazy Joe (1974) (writer)
- Where Have All the People Gone? (1974) (TV) (screenplay), (story)
- The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976) (written for the screen by), (director)
- I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) (screenplay)
- The Great Santini (1979) (writer), (director)
- Resurrection (1980) (written by)
- Class (1983) (director)
- Haunted Summer (1988) (writer)
- Resurrection (1999) (TV) (earlier screenplay) (story)
Notes
- ^ http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=4&ti=1,4&Search%5FArg=carlino%20lewis%20john&Search%5FCode=NALL&CNT=25&PID=eDMrqYYpKNIDGfEL1cJYitQ_q0VVU&SEQ=20100504231341&SID=1
- ^ a b c The Playwrights Database, doollee.com; accessed September 3, 2017.
- ^ ""CBS Repertoire Workshop" The Brick and the Rose (TV Episode 1960)". imdb.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Lewis John Carlino Theatre Credits". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ^ Twenty Four Frames Archived 2010-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, twentyfourframes.wordpress.com; accessed September 3, 2017.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Seconds". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ McNary, Dave (July 20, 2008). "West gives 'Mechanic' an overhaul". Variety. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ Eder, Richard. "'Sailor Who Fell,' a Film After Mishima". The New York Times.
- ^ Rowe, James L. "Strong 'Great Santini'". The Washington Post.
