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Peter Stone

Screenwriter / Writer / Playwright | * 02/27/1930 († 73, 04/26/2003) | Los Angeles (United States of America (USA))
† died 21 years ago
Peter Hess Stone (February 27, 1930 – April 26, 2003) was an American screenwriter and playwright. Stone is perhaps best remembered by the general public for the screenplays he wrote or co-wrote in the mid-1960s, Charade (1963), Father Goose (1964), and Mirage (1965). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Thriller | Mystery

Known for these Movies & Shows

A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific murder of a child. ...

Just Cause

R

1995 | 3.1/5 | 1h 42min
Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away? ...

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

R

1974 | 3.7/5 | 1h 44min
Crime, Action, Thriller
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During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. He gets more than he bargained for as schoolteacher Catherine Frenau arrives on the run ...

Father Goose

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1964 | 3.6/5 | 1h 58min
Adventure, Comedy, Romance / Love
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After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are givin ...

Charade

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1963 | 3.8/5 | 1h 53min
Comedy, Mystery, Romance / Love
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The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as ne ...

The Defenders

Certification unknown

1961 | 3.0/5 | 1h per episode
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Peter Stone

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Edgar Awards Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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Movies with Peter Stone as Actor(2)

as himself1990 Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
as Man in Elevator / Marine (voice) (uncredited)1963 Charade

Movies with Peter Stone as Crew(26)

Writing/Musical2020 Curtains
Writing/Screenplay2002 The Truth About Charlie
Writing/Screenplay1998 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Writing/Screenplay1995 Just Cause
Writing/Musical1993 The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
Writing/Writer1987 Grand Larceny
Writing/Writer1980 Why Would I Lie?
Writing/Screenplay1978 Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Writing/Writer1977 Silver Bears
Writing/Teleplay1976 One of My Wives Is Missing
Writing/Story1974 Free to Be… You and Me
Writing/Screenplay1974 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Writing/Screenplay1972 1776
Writing/Theatre Play1972 1776
Writing/Writer1971 Skin Game
Writing/Screenplay1969 Sweet Charity
Writing/Writer1968 Jigsaw
Writing/Writer1968 The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Writing/Writer1967 Androcles and the Lion
Writing/Writer1967 Ghostbreakers
Writing/Screenplay1966 Arabesque
Writing/Writer1965 Skyscraper
Writing/Screenplay1965 Mirage
Writing/Writer1964 Father Goose
Writing/Screenplay1963 Charade
Writing/Story1963 Charade

TV Shows/Series with Peter Stone as Crew(3)

Writing/Writer1973 Adam's Rib
Writing/Writer1963 Espionage
Writing/Writer1961 The Defenders

Full Name: Peter Stone
Born: Thursday, 02/27 1930 (February) in Los Angeles (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 04/26 2003 (April) in New York City (aged: 73)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Yale University, Bard College, University High School
Father: John Stone
Other names for Peter Stone (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Pierre Marton" (Pseudonym)
"Peter Joshua" (Pseudonym)
"Peter Stone (writer)"
"Peter Stone (Drehbuchautor)"
Peter Stone frequently works together with these people:
Ossie Davis (5x, Actor)
Murray Hamilton (5x, Actor)
William Shatner (5x, Actor)
Sam Wanamaker (5x, Actor)
Stanley Donen (5x, Crew)
Cy Coleman (5x, Crew)
Frank Overton (5x, Actor)
Martin Sheen (4x, Actor)
Simon Oakland (4x, Actor)
Vincent Gardenia (4x, Actor)
J.D. Cannon (4x, Actor)
Henry Mancini (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:101549, Added: 06/05/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024