David Newman (filmmaker)

David Newman
Born	February 4, 1937(1937-02-04) New York City, New York U.S.
Died	June 27, 2003(2003-06-27) (aged 66) New York City, New York U.S.
Occupation	filmmaker
Years active	1965–2003
Spouse	Leslie Newman 1958–2003 (his death) (2 children)

David Newman (February 4, 1937 - June 27, 2003) was an American filmmaker. From the late 1960s through the early 1980s he frequently collaborated with Robert Benton. He was married to fellow writer Leslie Newman, with whom he had two children, until the time of his death. He died in 2003 of conditions from a stroke.

Newman studied at the University of Michigan.

Writing Credits

• He Who Rides a Tiger (1965) (Producer)
• It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman (with Robert Benton) (1966) (Stage)
• Bonnie and Clyde (with Robert Benton) (1967)
• There Was a Crooked Man... (with Robert Benton) (1970)
• What's Up, Doc? (with Robert Benton and Buck Henry) (1972)
• Oh! Calcutta! (with Robert Benton, Jules Feiffer, Dan Greenburg, John Lennon, Jacques Levy, Sam Shepard, Leonard Melfi, Kenneth Tynan, Margo Sappington, Clovis Trouille and Sherman Yellen) (1972)
• Bad Company (with Robert Benton) (1972)
• Superman (with Robert Benton, Leslie Newman and Mario Puzo) (1978)
• Superman II (with Leslie Newman and Mario Puzo) 1980)
• Jinxed! (with Frank D. Gilroy) (1982)
• Still of the Night (1982) (Story Only, with Robert Benton)
• Superman III (with Leslie Newman) (1983)
• Sheena (with Lorenzo Semple Jr.) (1984)
• Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
• Moonwalker (1989)
• Takedown (with Leslie Newman, Howard A. Rodman and John Danza) (2000)

External links

Biography portal

• David Newman at the Internet Movie Database
• David Newman at Find a Grave

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Name	Newman, David
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Date of birth	February 4, 1937
Place of birth	New York City, New York U.S.
Date of death	June 27, 2003
Place of death	New York City, New York U.S.