Douglas Day Stewart
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Douglas Day Stewart | |
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.jpg) Douglas Day Stewart, with daughter Shady (left) and wife Judy (right), in 2012 | |
| Born | January 1, 1940 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Claremont McKenna College Northwestern University |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film director |
| Website | douglasdaystewart |
Douglas Day Stewart (born January 1, 1940) is an American screenwriter and film director.[1] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman.[2]
Stewart was born on January 1, 1940, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,[3] and moved to San Marino, California during his adolescence. He graduated from Claremont McKenna College in 1962.[4][5]
From 1962 to 1965, Stewart served in the United States Navy,[3] initially intending enrolling as a Navy Aviation Officer Candidate, from which he was later disqualified due to a medical issue.[6] He was transferred to a unit overseeing the transportation of 7th Marine Regiment to South Vietnam.[6][7][8] His experiences in Candidate School would later form the basis for his screenplay for An Officer and a Gentleman.[7]
After his discharge, Stewart earned a Masters of Arts in radio, Film and Television from Northwestern University.[3]
Career
After working as a playwright, Stewart's first screen writing credits was for the television series Room 222. He subsequently wrote for several programs, including Bonanza and The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. The latter earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
In 1980, Stewart wrote the screenplay for the box-office hit The Blue Lagoon.[9]
In 1982, Stewart wrote and co-produced the hit romantic drama An Officer and a Gentleman. A critical and commercial success,[10][11] the film earned Stewart an Oscar nod for Best Original Screenplay.[2] He made his directorial debut two years later, with the film Thief of Hearts.
