Screenwriter and director -- via the L.A. Times. He started in television, then wrote or worked on screenplays for "Cat Ballou," "Cool Hand Luke," "The Anderson Tapes," "Dog Dsy Afternoon" (for which he won the Oscar) and "In Country." Unfortunately, the first two theatrical features he made were the Streisand/Kristofferson "Star is Born" and "King of the Gypsies." He did much better in TV films such as "Citizen Cohn," "Truman," and "Conspiracy." Oh, and he was president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
