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Jeremy Larner

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Jeremy Larner

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1937-03-20 （New York, USA）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Indianapolis (childhood) → New York City → San Francisco area

Career

Occupations
author, poet, journalist, speechwriter, screenwriter
Active Years
1959-
Influenced By
Herbert Marcuse, Irving Howe, Philip Rahv, Abbie Hoffman

Education

Brandeis University
Humanities
Degree: B.A.
Period: 1954-1958
Year of Graduation: 1958
Country: United States
Was close to Herbert Marcuse, Irving Howe and others during his time at Brandeis.
UC Berkeley (Woodrow Wilson Fellowship)
Period: 1959 (在学中に中途退学)
Year of Graduation: 1959
Country: United States
Left graduate school in his first year, finding academic life unsuitable.

Awards

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
1973
Work: The Candidate
Category: 脚本（オリジナル）
Organization: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Result: 受賞
Delta Prize for First Novels
1964
Work: Drive, He Said
Category: 新人小説
Organization: Delta Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Aga Khan Prize (The Paris Review)
1964
Work: O the Wonder!
Category: 短編小説
Organization: The Paris Review
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Drive, He Said

1964 Novel

A novel about a college basketball star and his revolutionary roommate, exploring youth, fame and political unrest.

youthsocial rebellionidentity
Adaptations
  • [Film] Drive, He Said / Jack Nicholson (1971)

The Candidate

1972 Screenplay (film)

A documentary-style screenplay about a California senatorial campaign that examines politics and personal transformation. Starred Robert Redford.

politicsmedia and imageloss of self
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Candidate / Michael Ritchie (1972)

Nobody Knows

1969 Nonfiction / Campaign memoir

An account of travels with Eugene McCarthy's 1968 presidential campaign, recounting behind-the-scenes experiences.

politicsmovementtravel

Chicken on Church

1992 Poem / Long poem

A mock-epic long poem and love letter to a New York neighborhood, described as Whitmanesque with detailed classical allusions.

citynostalgiaurban life

Bibliography

  • Drive, He Said (1964)
  • Nobody Knows (1969)
  • The Candidate (screenplay, 1972)
  • Chicken on Church (poem, 1992)
  • The Addict in the Street (1960s)

Adaptations

  • Drive, He Said (1971 film; dir. Jack Nicholson)
  • The Candidate (1972 film; dir. Michael Ritchie)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
documentary-style screenwritingrealismpolitically and socially focused prose
Recurring Motifs
politics and powerdisjunction between self and public imageurban life

Health

  • sleep apnea
    1990年代
    Caused severe disorientation before diagnosis; after diagnosis and treatment he recovered and wrote about the condition, helping raise awareness.

Legacy

Jeremy Larner is known as an author and screenwriter dealing with socio-political themes; his 1973 Academy Award elevated his standing in film. His work influenced discussions about politics and media.

In Popular Culture

  • 'The Candidate' is considered a landmark political film and has been referenced by politicians and cultural commentators (e.g., Dan Quayle cited it as influential).

Quotes

  • “I thought a campaign was like drifting downriver on a raft, where everything is beautiful: then you begin to hear the roar of the falls up ahead, but it’s too late. You go over the falls, you lose yourself, you become eternally confused by the difference between yourself and who your public thinks you are.”
    Source: 2016 interview, "The Moment of Unreality": Jeremy Larner on the Candidate (2016)

Trivia

  • Won the Delta Prize for his debut novel Drive, He Said in 1964.
  • Won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Candidate in 1973.
  • Lost his home in the 1991 Oakland Hills fire.
  • Served as a principal speechwriter for Eugene McCarthy's 1968 presidential campaign.