‘The Candidate’ writer Jeremy Larner passes away at 88 |
Trigger warning: The article mentions death. Reader discretion is advised.Jeremy Larner, best known for projects such as ‘Chicken on Church’, ‘The Candidate’, and ‘Drive, He Said’, has passed away. The writer was 88 at the time of his passing.
Jeremy Larner passes away at 88
The star screenwriter passed away on February 24. His son, Jesse Larner, confirmed the news in a report to the New York Times. He revealed that his father passed away at the age of 88 at a nursing facility in Oakland, California. He revealed that his father had been diagnosed with lymphoma only a month prior to his passing, and had also been battling Parkinson’s disease since his 2013 diagnosis. Jesse did not specify the actual reason behind the screenwriter’s passing.
More about Jeremy Larner
Larner was an Oscar-winning screenwriter best known for his work on ‘The Candidate.’ Born on March 20, 1937, in Olean, New York, and completed his education at Brandeis University in 1958. In his earlier years at school, he was a tennis player and even won a tournament. In the 60s, after college, he wrote various books and became a well-known author. He also extensively covered political events and strikes, working for various magazines and publications. He even worked as the official speechwriter for Eugene McCarthy during his 1968 presidential campaign. This campaign and stint as a speechwriter inspired his 1969 book ‘Nobody Knows’ in 1969, along with his most famous film, ‘The Candidate’ (1972), directed by Michael Ritchie. Robert Redford played the lead role of leftist lawyer Bill McKay who runs for a Senate seat. This film made Larner an Oscar winner, as he landed an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
