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Steve Shagan

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  • Born
    October 25, 1927 · New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    November 30, 2015 · Los Angeles, California, USA (natural causes)

Biography

  • Steve Shagan was born on October 25, 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Save the Tiger (1973), Primal Fear (1996) and The Formula (1980). He died on November 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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  • One of Steve Shagan's eight novels, "The Formula", has been translated into French, Italian, Portugese, Chinese, German, Japanese, and Serbo-Croatian.
  • Dropped out of high school to serve with the United States Coast Guard during World War II.
  • Best-selling author, film and television writer and producer, winner of the 1974 Writers Guild of America Award for "Save the Tiger" (Best Screenplay, Drama).
  • During the 1950s, he relocated to Hollywood and landed a job as a stagehand for a theater and later worked on sets at MGM Studios.

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