title: Becky Johnston
text: # Becky Johnston
  
  Becky Johnston (born in South Haven, Michigan) is an American screenwriter.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Johnston attended public school in South Haven but graduated from the Interlochen Fine Arts High School in 1973.
  
  ## Career
  
  Johnston wrote the screenplays for Under the Cherry Moon, The Prince of Tides (with Pat Conroy), Seven Years in Tibet, Arthur Newman, and as yet unfilmed sequel to Salt. She lived in the Los Altos Apartments in Los Angeles while working on Under the Cherry Moon and The Prince of Tides.
  
  She also appeared in the Jean-Michel Basquiat documentary Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010), directed by Tamra Davis.
  
  ## Awards and nominations
  
  Johnston received Best Adapted Screenplay nominations at the Academy Awards and the WGA Awards for The Prince of Tides, having previously received a Razzie nomination for Worst Screenplay for Under the Cherry Moon.
  
  