What is Alvin Sargent?
{{Infobox person | name = Alvin Sargent | birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|4|12}} | birth_place = Philadelphia, [[Pennsylvania]], [[U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|5|9|1927|4|12}} | death_place = [[Seattle, Washington]], U.S. | occupation = Screenwriter | spouse = [[Joan Camden]] (1953-1975; divorced)<br>[[Laura Ziskin]] (2010-2011; her death) | yearsactive = 1956-2016 }} '''Alvin Sargent''' (April 12, 1927 &ndash; May 9, 2019) was an [[Americans|American]] [[screenwriter]]. He won two [[Academy Awards]] in 1978 and 1981 for his screenplays of ''[[Julia (1977 movie)|Julia]]'' and ''[[Ordinary People]]''. Sargent died on May 9, 2019 in [[Seattle]], [[Washington]] at the age of 92.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alvin-sargent-dead-oscar-winning-screenwriter-julia-ordinary-people-was-92-1166270|title = Alvin Sargent, Oscar-Winning Screenwriter of 'Julia' and 'Ordinary People,' Dies at 92|work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last = Koseluk|first = Chris|date = May 10, 2019|access-date = May 10, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|765091}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sargent, Alvin}} [[Category:Academy Award winning writers]] [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:American screenwriters]] [[Category:Writers from Philadelphia]] {{us-bio-stub}}