Norman Steinberg

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Norman Steinberg
Steinberg in 2015
Born	(1939-06-06)June 6, 1939 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	March 15, 2023(2023-03-15) (aged 83) Hudson Valley, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Director, producer, screenwriter

Norman Steinberg (June 6, 1939 – March 15, 2023) was an American television director, producer and screenwriter.^[1]^[2]

Steinberg was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 6, 1939.^[3] He was a lawyer before starting writing. He wrote several projects with former dentist Alan Uger before the pair were hired by Mel Brooks as writers on his 1974 film Blazing Saddles.^[4] He co-scripted for the 1984 film Johnny Dangerously along with Harry Colomby, Jeff Harris and Bernie Kukoff.^[5]

Steinberg died in Hudson Valley, New York, on March 15, 2023, at the age of 83.^[6]

Selected filmography

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Blazing Saddles (1974) (co-writer)
Yes, Giorgio (1982) (co-writer)
My Favorite Year (1982) (co-writer)
Johnny Dangerously (1984) (story by)
Wise Guys (1986) (co-writer)
Funny About Love (1990) (co-writer)

References

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^ "Veteran Screenwriter, Director and Producer Norman Steinberg to Head New TV Writers Studio at Long Island University Brooklyn's Campus". Daily News. New York, New York. December 6, 2009. p. 123. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Buck, Jerry (June 12, 1989). "Matt Frewer is unorthodox 'Doctor'". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. p. 47. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Peacock, Scot; Rooney, Terrie (September 30, 1997). Contemporary Authors: Volume 159. Gale. p. 372. ISBN 9780787618629 – via Google Books.
^ Brooks, Mel (2021). All About Me!. Century. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-529-13507-7.
^ "Johnny Dangerously (1984)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
^ Barnes, Mike (22 March 2023). "Norman Steinberg, Screenwriter on 'Blazing Saddles,' 'My Favorite Year' and 'Johnny Dangerously,' Dies at 83". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

External links

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Norman Steinberg at IMDb

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1970–1979)

Gary Belkin, Peter Bellwood, Thomas Meehan, Herb Sargent and Judith Viorst (1970)
Herbert Baker, Hal Goodman, Larry Klein, Bob Schiller, Norman Steinberg, Bob Weiskopf and Flip Wilson (1971)
Art Baer, Roger Beatty, Stan Burns, Stan Hart, Don Hinkley, Ben Joelson, Woody Kling, Mike Marmer, Arnie Rosen and Larry Siegel (1972)
Bill Angelos, Roger Beatty, Stan Hart, Robert Hilliard, Woody Kling, Arnie Kogen, Buz Kohan, Gail Parent, Tom Patchett, Larry Siegel and Jay Tarses (1973)
Rosalyn Drexler, Ann Elder, Karyl Geld Miller, Robert Illes, Lorne Michaels, Richard Pryor, Jim Rusk, Herb Sargent, James R. Stein, Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner, Rod Warren and George Yanok (1974)
Roger Beatty, Gary Belkin, Dick Clair, Rudy De Luca, Arnie Kogen, Barry Harman, Barry Levinson, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond and Ed Simmons (1974)
Roger Beatty, Gary Belkin, Dick Clair, Rudy De Luca, Arnie Kogen, Barry Levinson, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond and Ed Simmons (1975)
Anne Beatts, Chevy Chase, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Michael O'Donoghue, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, Rosie Shuster and Alan Zweibel (1976)
Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Tom Davis, James Downey, Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bill Murray, Michael O'Donoghue, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, Rosie Shuster and Alan Zweibel (1977)
Roger Beatty, Dick Clair, Tim Conway, Rick Hawkins, Robert Illes, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond, Liz Sage, Larry Siegel, Franelle Silver, Ed Simmons and James R. Stein (1978)
Alan Alda (1979)

v t e Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
Original Drama (1969–1983)	William Goldman (1969) Francis Ford Coppola & Edmund H. North (1970) Penelope Gilliatt (1971) Jeremy Larner (1972) Steve Shagan (1973) Robert Towne (1974) Frank Pierson (1975) Paddy Chayefsky (1976) Arthur Laurents (1977) Nancy Dowd, Robert C. Jones & Waldo Salt (1978) Mike Gray, T. S. Cook & James Bridges (1979) Bo Goldman (1980) Warren Beatty & Trevor Griffiths (1981) Melissa Mathison (1982) Horton Foote (1983)
Original Comedy (1969–1983)	Paul Mazursky & Larry Tucker (1969) Neil Simon (1970) Paddy Chayefsky (1971) Peter Bogdanovich, Buck Henry, David Newman & Robert Benton (1972) Melvin Frank & Jack Rose (1973) Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor & Alan Uger (1974) Robert Towne & Warren Beatty (1975) Bill Lancaster (1976) Woody Allen & Marshall Brickman (1977) Larry Gelbart & Sheldon Keller (1978) Steve Tesich (1979) Nancy Meyers, Harvey Miller & Charles Shyer (1980) Steve Gordon (1981) Don McGuire, Larry Gelbart & Murray Schisgal (1982) Lawrence Kasdan & Barbara Benedek (1983)
Original Screenplay (1984–present)	Woody Allen (1984) William Kelley & Earl W. Wallace (1985) Woody Allen (1986) John Patrick Shanley (1987) Ron Shelton (1988) Woody Allen (1989) Barry Levinson (1990) Callie Khouri (1991) Neil Jordan (1992) Jane Campion (1993) Richard Curtis (1994) Randall Wallace (1995) Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (1996) James L. Brooks & Mark Andrus (1997) Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard (1998) Alan Ball (1999) Kenneth Lonergan (2000) Julian Fellowes (2001) Michael Moore (2002) Sofia Coppola (2003) Pierre Bismuth, Michel Gondry, & Charlie Kaufman (2004) Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco (2005) Michael Arndt (2006) Diablo Cody (2007) Dustin Lance Black (2008) Mark Boal (2009) Christopher Nolan (2010) Woody Allen (2011) Mark Boal (2012) Spike Jonze (2013) Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness (2014) Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer (2015) Barry Jenkins & Tarell Alvin McCraney (2016) Jordan Peele (2017) Bo Burnham (2018) Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won (2019) Emerald Fennell (2020) Adam McKay & David Sirota (2021) Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (2022) David Hemingson (2023)

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