Jeremy Larner Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘The Candidate’ Writer Was 88

Jeremy Larner, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Candidate (1972), has died. He was 88. The writer’s son Jesse Larner ...

Jeremy Larner, Oscar-Winning Screenwriter on Robert Redford’s ‘The Candidate,’ Dies at 88

A speechwriter for presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy, he also adapted his novel for the Jack Nicholson-directed ‘Drive, He Said.’ ...

Jeremy Larner, 'The Candidate' screenwriter and Oscar winner, dies at 88

Jeremy Larner, the political speechwriter-turned-Oscar-winning screenwriter of "The Candidate," died last week. He was 88. His son, Jesse, confirmed the news of his passing to the New York Times, ...

Jeremy Larner, Who Wrote ‘The Candidate,’ a Political Film Classic, Dies at 88

His Oscar-winning 1972 screenplay starred Robert Redford as an idealistic public interest lawyer making a run for the Senate.