David Freeman (screenwriter)

David Freeman
BornJune 16, 1941
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Occupation
LanguageEnglish
Alma materYale School of Drama
GenreDrama, journalism
Notable worksFirst Love
The Border
Street Smart
SpouseJudith Gingold deceased

David Freeman is an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and journalist who studied playwriting and dramatic literature at the Yale Drama School and currently teaches screenwriting seminars in Los Angeles,[1] where he lives with his wife Judith Gingold.[2]

Freeman wrote the last draft for Alfred Hitchcock's final project, The Short Night, a projected spy thriller which was never produced due to Hitchcock's failing health. Freeman wrote about his experiences in the 1984 book The Last Days of Alfred Hitchcock, which includes his completed screenplay.[3]

  1. ^ "David Freeman". IMDb.
  2. ^ https://tribecafilminstitute.org/filmmakers/detail/david_freeman
  3. ^ Freeman, David (1999). The Last Days of Alfred Hitchcock. Overlook. ISBN 978-0-87951-728-1.