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

Jeremy Larner, 'The Candidate's Oscar-winning screenwriter, dead at 88

Jeremy Larner, famous for his screenwriting in The Candidate , has passed away at the age of 88. The tragic news of the renowned American author, poet, journalist, and speechwriter’s passing...

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, sharing that the author and journalist died Feb. 24 at a nursing facility in Oakland, Calif. While Larner was previously diagnosed with lymphoma back in January, as well as Parkinson’s disease in 2013, a cause of death was not immediately known. Movie f…

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 told The New York Times that his father died on Feb. 24 in a nursing facility in Oakland, California. Although he was diagnosed with lymphoma in January and had Parkinson’s disease since 2013, a specific cause […]

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

Jeremy Larner, a speechwriter for a presidential candidate who wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for Robert Redford's The Candidate, has died at 88.

Oscar Winner Jeremy Larner Dies at 88

Jeremy Larner, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of the acclaimed Robert Redford film The Candidate, has passed away. The writer’s son, Jesse Larner, told The New York Times that his father died on Feb. 24 at a nursing facility in Oakland, California. The 88-year-old was diagnosed with lymphoma in January and had been living with Parkinson’s disease since 2013, but a specific cause of death was not disclosed. Born in Olean, New York, on March 20, 1…