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Alvin Sargent (Philadelphia, 12 de abril de 1927 – Seattle, 9 de mayo de 2019) fue un guionista estadounidense. Ganó dos premios Óscar al mejor guion adaptado , por Julia (1977), y Gente corriente (Ordinary People) (1980).
- Laura Ziskin (2010-2011)
- 9 de mayo de 2019 (92 años), Seattle (Estados Unidos)
- Estadounidense
Alvin Sargent (April 12, 1927 – May 9, 2019) was an American screenwriter. He won two Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay , for Julia (1977), and Ordinary People (1980). Sargent's other works include screenplays of the films The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1970), Paper Moon ...
- Screenwriter
- 1956–2012
11 de may. de 2019 · By Robert D. McFadden. May 11, 2019. Alvin Sargent, the veteran Hollywood screenwriter who won an Oscar for his gripping portrayal of breakdowns lurking under the surface of an affluent but...
11 de may. de 2019 · 11 mayo 2019. Sony Pictures. Sargent participó en la escritura de tres de las películas que se han realizado sobre Spiderman en los últimos 20 años. Alvin Sargent, ganador de dos premios...
Alvin Sargent was an American screenwriter who wrote Ordinary People and the Marvel screenplays for Sony: Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man. His writing for Spider-Man 2 got widespread acclaim. He also wrote a few episodes of Paper Moon. He was married to film producer Laura Ziskin, who produced the Spider-Man films he had ...
- Early Life
- World War I
- Homecoming and Fame
- After The War
- Personal Life and Death
- Legacy
- See Also
- Further Reading
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Alvin Cullum York was born in a two-room log cabin in Fentress County, Tennessee. He was the third child born to William Uriah York and Mary Elizabeth (Brooks) York. William Uriah York was born in Jamestown, Tennessee, to Uriah York and Eliza Jane Livingston, who had moved to Tennessee from Buncombe County, North Carolina. Mary Elizabeth York was b...
Despite his history of drinking and fighting, York attended church regularly and often led the hymn singing. A revival meeting at the end of 1914 led him to a conversion experience on January 1, 1915. His congregation was the Church of Christ in Christian Union, a Protestant denomination that shunned secular politics and disputes between Christian ...
Before leaving France, York was his division's noncommissioned officer delegate to the caucus which created the American Legion, of which York was a charter member. York's heroism went unnoticed in the United States press, even in Tennessee, until the publication of the April 26, 1919, issue of the Saturday Evening Post, which had a circulation in ...
In the 1920s, York formed the Alvin C. York Foundation with the mission of increasing educational opportunities in his region of Tennessee. Board members included the area's congressman, Cordell Hull, who later became Secretary of State under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo, who was President Wilson's so...
York and his wife Gracie had ten children, seven sons and three daughters, most named after American historical figures: Infant son (1920, died at 4 days), Alvin Cullum, Jr. (1921–1983), George Edward Buxton (1923–2018), Woodrow Wilson (1925–1998), Samuel Huston (1928–1929), Andrew Jackson (1930–2022), Betsy Ross (born 1933), Mary Alice (1935–1991)...
Controversy
Beginning soon after York's return to the United States at the end of the war, doubt and controversy periodically surfaced over whether the events detailed in his Medal of Honor documents had taken place as officially described, and whether other soldiers in York's unit should also have been recognized for their heroism. Otis Merrithew (William Cutting) and Bernard Early were among those who argued against the official version. Of the 17 American soldiers who were involved in York's Medal of...
Discovery of 'lost' battlefield
In October 2006, United States Army Colonel Douglas Mastriano, head of the Sergeant York Discovery Expedition (SYDE), conducted research to locate the York battle site. Among the Mastriano expedition's finds were 46 American rifle rounds. In addition, his research located pieces of German ammunition and weaponry. Without the official support of the French government, Mastriano excavated the site and bulldozed the area in order to build two monuments and a historic trail.Mastriano's research h...
Monuments and memorials
Many places and monuments throughout the world have been named in honor of York: 1. The Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Parkpreserves his farm in Pall Mall. 2. The Alvin C. York Bridge across the Tennessee River between Perry County, Tennessee and Decatur County, Tennessee. 3. Several government buildings have been named for York, including the Alvin C. York Veterans Hospital located in Murfreesboro. 4. The Alvin C. York Institutewas founded in 1926 as an agricultural high school by York an...
Cowan, Sam K. (1922). Sergeant York And His People. Funk & Wagnall's Company Project Gutenberg. online freeGregory, James Patrick. (2022). Unraveling the Myth of Sgt. Alvin York:The Other Sixteen.College Station, Texas, Texas A&M University Press.Kelly, Jack (2007). "How Sergeant York Became America's Hero". American Heritage. Archived from the original on January 12, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2010.Skeyhill, Thomas. Sergeant York: Last of the Long Hunters(1930);Official
1. Official website 2. Alvin C. York Institute 3. Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park
General information
1. "Alvin Cullum York". Hall of Valor. Military Times. 2. Alvin Cullum York (1887–1964)at Medal of Honor Recipients Portrayed On Film (lylefrancispadilla.com) 3. Alvin C. York at IMDb 4. Sergeant York Project 5. The Sergeant York Discovery Expedition (SYDE) 6. Works by or about Alvin York at Internet Archive
- 7th Regiment, Tennessee State Guard (1941–1947)
- 1917–1919 (active), 1942–1945 (honorary), 1941–1947 (State Guard)
Alvin Sargent (Philadelphia, 12 de abril de 1927 – Seattle, 9 de mayo de 2019) fue un guionista estadounidense. Ganó dos premios Óscar al mejor guion adaptado, por Julia (1977), y Gente corriente(Ordinary People) (1980).
