Biography
Richard LaGravenese is an American screenwriter and film director. He was born on 30 October 1959 in Brooklyn, New York City. He graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 1980 with a bachelor of fine arts degree in acting.
LaGravenese wrote the screenplay for The Fisher King (1991), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. His other screenwriting credits include The Bridges of Madison County (1995), A Little Princess (1995), The Horse Whisperer (1998), Water for Elephants (2011), Beautiful Creatures (2013) and Behind the Candelabra (2013). He has also directed several films, including Living Out Loud (1998), P.S. I Love You (2007) and Freedom Writers (2007).
