Douglas Day Stewart Explained

Douglas Day Stewart (born January 1, 1940) is an American screenwriter and film director.^[1] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman.^[2]

Early life

Stewart was born January 1, 1940 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,^[3] and moved to San Marino, California during his adolescence. He graduated from Claremont McKenna College in 1962.^{[4] [5]}

From 1962 to 1965, Stewart served in the United States Navy, initially intending enrolling as a Navy Aviation Officer Candidate, from which he was later disqualified due to a medical issue.^[6] He was transferred to a unit overseeing the transportation of 7th Marine Regiment to South Vietnam.^{[7] [8]} His experiences in Candidate School would later form the basis for his screenplay for An Officer and a Gentleman.

After his discharge, Stewart earned a Masters of Arts in Radio, Film and Television from Northwestern University.

Career

After working as a playwright, Stewart's first screen writing credits was for the television series Room 222. He subsequently wrote for several programs, including Bonanza and The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. The latter earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

In 1980, Stewart wrote the screenplay for the box-office hit The Blue Lagoon.

In 1982, Stewart wrote and co-produced the hit romantic drama An Officer and a Gentleman. A critical and commercial success,^{[9] [10]} the film earned Stewart an Oscar nod for Best Original Screenplay. He made his directorial debut two years later, with the film Thief of Hearts.

Filmography

Screenplays and Teleplays

• Room 222 (episodes: "KWWH", "Stay Awhile, Mr. Dream Chaser", "The Quitter" and "You Don't Know Me, He Said") (1971-1972) (TV)
• Bonanza (episode: "The Initiation") (1972) (TV)
• Cannon (episodes: "The Rip-Off" and "Catch Me If You Can") (1972-1973) (TV)
• The Man Who Could Talk to Kids (1973) (TV)
• Murder or Mercy (1974) (TV)
• Gone with the West (1975)
• The Last Survivors (1975) (TV)
• The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976) (TV)
• The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 (1978)
• The Blue Lagoon (1980)^[11]
• An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) (also producer)^{[12] [13]}
• Thief of Hearts (1984; also director)^[14]
• Listen to Me (1989; also director)^{[15] [16]}
• The Scarlet Letter (1995)^[17]
• Silver Strand (1995)
• What About Love (2020)

Novels

• An Officer and a Gentleman's Daughter (2024)

External links

• • Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Douglas Day Stewart. https://web.archive.org/web/20150705013827/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/112784/Douglas-Day-Stewart/filmography. dead. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2015. 2015-07-05.
2. Web site: The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners . live . https://archive.today/20120905/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/55th-winners.html . September 5, 2012 . October 9, 2011 . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
3. Web site: About . 2024-07-24 . Douglas Day Stewart . en-US.
4. Web site: 28 February 2014 . Screenwriter Douglas Day Stewart Gives Provocative Athenaeum Speech - The Student Life . 31 October 2018 . tsl.news.
5. Web site: Writer Douglas Day Stewart talks about An Officer and a Gentleman the Musical on the eve of its national UK tour - Reviews . 31 October 2018 . UK Theatre Network.
6. Web site: Padula . Danielle . February 14, 2022 . An Officer and a Gentleman: A Look Inside A Navy Love Story . March 26, 2023 . Broadway Theater League of Utica . en-US.
7. Web site: March 16, 2012 . Douglas Day Stewart . March 26, 2023 . Milwaukee Magazine . en-US.
8. Web site: An Officer and a Gentleman writer Douglas Day Stewart: 'I can't tell you how many people have said "I got married because of that film"' . March 26, 2023 . list.co.uk . en.
9. Web site: 1982 Domestic Grosses . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110805084316/http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1982&view=releasedate&view2=domestic&sort=gross&order=DESC&&p=.htm . August 5, 2011 . June 20, 2010 . Box Office Mojo.com.
10. Web site: The Greatest Films of 1982 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100724194925/http://www.filmsite.org/1982.html . July 24, 2010 . June 20, 2010 . AMC Filmsite.org.
11. Web site: The Blue Lagoon: Screenplay. Douglas Day. Stewart. 31 October 1979. publisher not identified. 31 October 2018. Google Books.
12. Web site: An Officer and a gentleman: original story and screenplay. Douglas Day. Stewart. 31 October 1979. [Script Collectors Service [distributor]]. 31 October 2018. Google Books.
13. Web site: Douglas Day Stewart. 16 March 2012. milwaukeemag.com. 31 October 2018.
14. Web site: Thief of Hearts: An Original Screenplay. Douglas Day. Stewart. 31 October 1982. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. 31 October 2018. Google Books.
15. Web site: UCLA debate coach reflects on contribution to 1989 film 'Listen to Me'. dailybruin.com. 31 October 2018.
16. Web site: Listen to Me, directed by Douglas Day Stewart - Film review. timeout.com. 31 October 2018.
17. Web site: Blush With Shame - Arts - The Harvard Crimson. www.thecrimson.com. 31 October 2018.