What is Bruce Jay Friedman?
[[File:Bruce Jay Freidman, 2014.jpg|right|200px]] '''Bruce Jay Friedman''' (April 26, 1930 – June 3, 2020) was an American [[novelist]], [[screenwriter]] and [[playwright]]. He was born in [[New York City]]. He wrote the screenplay for ''[[The Heartbreak Kid (1972 movie)|The Heartbreak Kid]]'' (1972), ''[[Stir Crazy (movie)|Stir Crazy]]'' (1980), ''[[Splash (movie)|Splash]]'' and ''[[The Lonely Guy]]'' (both 1984). His best known play was ''[[Steambath (play)|Steambath]]'' (1970). Friedman died on June 3, 2020 in New York City from problems caused by [[peripheral neuropathy]], aged 90.<ref>[https://variety.com/2020/film/news/bruce-jay-freidman-dead-90-splash-woody-allen-1234624764/ Bruce Jay Friedman, Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter of ‘Splash,’ Dies at 90]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0295171|Bruce Jay Friedman}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Friedman, Bruce Jay}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from peripheral neuropathy]] [[Category:American novelists]] [[Category:American playwrights]] [[Category:Screenwriters from New York City]] {{US-bio-stub}}