Biography
Bruce Joel Rubin is an American screenwriter. Born in Detroit, Michigan, on 10 March 1943, he attended Wayne State University and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
He wrote the screenplays for Ghost (1990) and Jacob's Ladder (1990), the latter of which he also produced. Rubin received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Ghost. His other screenwriting credits include Brainstorm (1983), Deadly Friend (1986), My Life (1993, which he also directed) and Deep Impact (1998). He has occasionally been credited as Derek Saunders.
