Robin Swicord

Quick Facts

Full Name	Robin Swicord
Occupation	Screenwriter
Date Of Birth	Oct 23, 1952(1952-10-23)
Age	72
Birthplace	Columbia
Country	United States
Horoscope	Libra

Robin Swicord Biography

Robin Swicord is one of the most popular and richest Screenwriter who was born on October 23, 1952 in Columbia, United States. Swicord spent more than 10 years working on the screen adaptation of The Curious Cass of Benjamin Button. It was based on the short story of the name, Tales of the Jazz Age (1922), by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Before she started writing the script, Ray Stark had been working on the project for 20 years. Swicord stated that her adaptation was so loose, she almost felt like it was an original screenplay. The script was developed in Hollywood for a long time and was attached to numerous directors, actors and studios. David Fincher hired Eric Roth to rewrite much of Swicord’s script.

Swicord did extensive research into Louisa May Alcott’s family letters and diaries for Little Women 1994. She developed the project for over 12 years with Amy Pascal, a film executive. Winona Ryder was wanted to star in the film, so Denise Di Novi, a producer who has a longstanding relationship with Ryder joined the project as a producer. Ryder needed a female director. This was a challenge because there was not a lot of women directors at the studio. Gillian Armstrong (My Brilliant Career), was also on the list and was hired to direct.

Swicord wrote the screenplay for Karen Joy Fowler’s 2004 novel The Jane Austen Book Club and directed the film, which was released in the United States on September 21, 2007. The film was her feature film debut.

The Red Coat was her directorial debut. She also wrote the screenplay. It was about her grandmother, and featured Bridget Fonda and Theresa Wright.

Robin Swicord Net Worth

Robin Swicord is one of the richest Screenwriter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Robin Swicord 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Robin Stender Swicord, born October 23, 1952, is an American screenwriter. She is also a film director. Her literary adaptations are her most prominent work. The screenplay for The Curious case of Benjamin Button was written by Swicord (story) & Eric Roth (story & screenplay). It was based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The screenplay was nominated in 2009 for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award. Swicord also wrote screenplays for Memoirs of a Geisha based on Arthur Golden’s novel. She was awarded a 2005 Satellite Award. Other screenplay credits include Little Women and Practical Magic, Matilda and The Perez Family.

Swicord was married to Nicholas Kazan in 1984. Kazan is the son Elia Kazan’s screenwriter. Their daughters were actresses Maya Kazan and Zoe Kazan.

For 2005’s Memoirs of a Geisha, Swicord worked collaboratively with director Rob Marshall to adapt Arthur Golden’s novel. Although the project had been with other writers and directors, and there were many previous drafts of the script, Swicord said that she and Marshall started from scratch. Swicord was able to use Golden’s original research and unedited manuscripts to construct the screenplay, which won a Golden Satellite Award for best adapted screenplay.

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Robin Ranked on the list of most popular Screenwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Robin Swicord celebrates birthday on October 23 of every year.