Howard Korder
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Howard Korder is an American screenwriter and playwright. He is the author of the 1988 coming-of-age
play Boy's Life, which earned him a Pulitzer Prize for Drama
nomination. His play Search and Destroy was adapted into a film
in 1995. Among the screenplays he has written are The Passion of Ayn Rand and Lakeview Terrace
. He is also the writer of HBO's Boardwalk Empire.
Coming of age
Coming of age is a young person's transition from childhood to adulthood. The age at which this transition takes place varies in society, as does the nature of the transition. It can be a simple legal convention or can be part of a ritual, as practiced by many societies...
play Boy's Life, which earned him a Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918.From 1918 to 2006, the Drama Prize was unlike the majority of the other Pulitzer Prizes: during these years, the eligibility period for the drama prize ran from March 2 to March 1, to reflect the Broadway 'season' rather than the calendar year...
nomination. His play Search and Destroy was adapted into a film
Search and Destroy (film)
Search and Destroy is a 1995 drama film based on a stage play by Howard Korder and directed by David Salle. The film stars Griffin Dunne, repeating his role from the stage production, Rosanna Arquette, Illeana Douglas, Ethan Hawke, Dennis Hopper, John Turturro and Christopher Walken, and features...
in 1995. Among the screenplays he has written are The Passion of Ayn Rand and Lakeview Terrace
Lakeview Terrace
Lakeview Terrace is a 2008 American thriller film directed by Neil LaBute, co-produced by Will Smith, written by David Loughery and Howard Korder, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington. Jackson plays a racist LAPD sergeant who terrorizes his new next-door neighbors...
. He is also the writer of HBO's Boardwalk Empire.