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- David Rayfiel was born on September 9, 1923 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Three Days of the Condor (1975), The Firm (1993) and Death Watch (1980). He was married to Lynne Schwarzenbek, Maureen Stapleton and Lila Garrett. He died on June 22, 2011 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesLynne Schwarzenbek(September 7, 1987 - June 22, 2011) (his death)Maureen Stapleton(July 1963 - June 1966) (divorced)Lila Garrett(February 8, 1950 - 1953) (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- Noted for his frequent collaborations with Robert Redford and Sidney Pollack.
- He excelled at doctoring scripts, filling in dialogue and fleshing out the background of the characters. Much of his work was uncredited.
- Father-in-law of Eric Roberts.
- Because there wasn't enough money to pay him off for his additional writing on their first film together, The Slender Thread (1965), Sydney Pollack compensated Rayfiel with a new electric typewriter.
- His father, Leo F. Rayfiel, was a Democratic congressman and New York state district court judge.
- In those days, I thought I would write everything, Sydney would direct everything and Robert would act in everything. [on his screenwriter-director relationship with Sydney Pollack, with whom he has been collaborating since 1962 when the director revived Rafiel's play "P.S. 193."]
- We are not alike, but we are complementary. There's something he [director Sydney Pollack] doesn't have that I have, and there's certainly some things he has that I don't have. And we seriously try not to make any mistakes together.
- I don't think I have a strong sense of story [but] a moment when people speak, I know when it's strong and when it's not.
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