Robert Nelson Jacobs (born 1954) is an American screenwriter. In 2000, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for Chocolat. Jacobs is a board member and past president of the Writers Guild Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to promoting and preserving the craft of writing for the screen.[1]
Robert Nelson Jacobs | |
|---|---|
 Jacobs in August 2015 | |
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa Yale University |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Biography
editJacobs grew up in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. He attended Yale University, where he received the Curtis Literary Prize for his short fiction and graduated with honors. He earned his master's degree from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Jacobs began his career as a writer of short stories that were published in little, prestigious magazines that generated little, prestigious income. Jacobs’ love of movies brought him to California, where it took a number of years for his work to finally start paying the rent. Jacobs’ screenplay credits include Out to Sea, Dinosaur, Chocolat, The Shipping News, Flushed Away, The Water Horse, and Extraordinary Measures.[2]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Out to Sea | Writer, Songwriter: "You're Our Guest" | |
| 2000 | Dinosaur | Writer | |
| 2000 | Chocolat | Writer | Oscar / BAFTA Nominated - Best Adapted Screenplay[3] |
| 2001 | The Shipping News | Writer | Scripter Award Nominated[4] |
| 2006 | Flushed Away | Additional Writer | |
| 2007 | The Water Horse | Writer | |
| 2010 | Extraordinary Measures | Writer |
References
edit- ^ "Writers Guild Foundation elects 2014-15 directors, appoints Oscar-nominated writer Robert Nelson Jacobs president - Writers Guild Foundation". Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- ^ Movie review seattlepi.com [dead link]
- ^ "Academy Award - Oscars - Red Carpet - Celebrity Photo". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2006.
- ^ USC Scripter Award#2001
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