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American screenwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deric Washburn is an American screenwriter.
Washburn graduated from Harvard College in 1959.[1] He began his career as a playwright, penning the off-Broadway plays Ginger Anne[2] and The Love Nest.[3]
He is best known for having written the original screenplay of The Deer Hunter after having co-written the story with Michael Cimino, with whom he had previously worked on scripting the science fiction film, Silent Running in 1971.[4] The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1978.
Washburn and Cimino spent three days writing the story, and then Washburn spent a month writing the script. Cimino then tried to deny him screenwriting credit. Washburn went to arbitration and was given full credit.[5]
As a member of the Actors Studio playwriting project, he received a $1500.00 award from the Edward Albee Foundation in 1964.[9]
As a writer, Washburn was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) and a WGA Award for "Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen" for The Deer Hunter, along with Quinn Redeker, Louis A. Garfinkle and Michael Cimino.[4][10]
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