BRUCE JAY FRIEDMAN

Bruce Jay Friedman (1930– )- Beginning his career as an editor and magazine and short story writer, Friedman began writing novels in the 1960’s and plays later in the decade. He has published seven novels, four collections of short stories, four full-length plays, including Steambath (1970), and several screenplays, including Stir Crazy (1980), Doctor Detroit (1982) and Splash (1984), which won an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. His book The Lonely Guy’s Book of Life (1982) provided the basis for Steve Martin’s The Lonely Guy (1984). He has also written for television and acted in two Woody Allen films.

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