
Person
Donald E. Stewart
Writing · 1935–2006 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Biography
Donald E. Stewart (January 24, 1930 – April 28, 1999) was an American screenwriter, best known for his screenplay for Missing, which won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the Writers Guild of America Award, the London Film Critics’ Circle Award, a Christopher Award, and the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, all shared with the film’s director, Costa-Gavras. After his passing, the widow of credited screenwriter Donald E. Stewart discovered the Hostiles script while moving houses. Stewart had never submitted the manuscript to any studios, and she was surprised to come across it. After seeing Crazy Heart (2009) and Out of the Furnace (2013), she felt that Scott Cooper was the right person to bring it to the screen.
Known for

The Hunt for Red October
Screenplay

Clear and Present Danger
Screenplay

Hostiles
Executive Producer

Patriot Games
Screenplay

Missing
Screenplay

Jackson County Jail
Truck Driver at Roadblock

Dead Silence
Writer

Macon County Jail
Screenplay

Deathsport
Screenplay
Filmography
- 2017HostilesExecutive Producer
- 1997Dead SilenceWriter
- 1997Macon County JailScreenplay
- 1994Clear and Present DangerScreenplay
- 1992Patriot GamesScreenplay
- 1990The Hunt for Red OctoberScreenplay
- 1982MissingScreenplay
- 1978DeathsportScreenplay
- 1976Jackson County JailTruck Driver at Roadblock
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