Ed. Weinberger

Ed. Weinberger began his writing career in the mid-sixties writing stand-up comedy for Dick Gregory. In television he has written for such diverse talents as Dean Martin, Bob Hope, Richard Pryor and Johnny Carson. He was a writer and co-producer for The Mary Tyler Moore Show; co-creator and executive producer of Taxi and Amen. He was a writer and co-creator of The Cosby Show. He co-wrote (with his son Jack) The musical comedy Mary and Joseph — The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, which had its national tour in 2008. He is currently Writing and Executive Producing a comedy for HBO.

His honors and awards include: 9 Emmy® Awards; 3 Golden Globe® Awards; a Peabody Award; and a Writers Guild Lifetime Achievement Award.

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David S. Ward

David S. Ward is best known for his Oscar winning screenplay The Sting, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Directed by George Roy Hill and featuring Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Eileen Brennan and Roy Walston, The Sting won seven Academy Awards® including Best Picture in addition to Ward’s for original screenplay.

Following this success, Ward wrote and directed the hit baseball comedy Major League, starring Tom Berenger and Charlie Sheen. He later scored another box-office coup for his screenplay Sleepless in Seattle, for which he and co-writers Nora Ephron and Jeff Arch received an Oscar® nomination.

Ward also wrote and directed Cannery Row, starring Nick Nolte and Debra Winger, King Ralph, starring John Goodman, Peter O’Toole and John Hurt, The Program, starring James Caan, Omar Epps and Halle Berry and directed Kelsey Grammar’s big screen debut Down Periscope.

He has written numerous screenplays including The Milagro Beanfield War, directed by Robert Redford and starring Sonja Braga, Christopher Walken and John Heard, The Mask of Zorro (uncredited), directed by Martin Campbell, starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Flyboys starring James Franco.

Robert Keats

Robert Keats has been writing comedy and drama for television and film for over thirty years. Along with selling a number of pilots, Robert’s television credits include Happy Days, The Ellen Burstyn Show, Buck Henry’s comedy sci-fi Quark, and the television adaptation of Down and Out in Beverly Hills. Currently Mr. Keats has a project in development at HBO.

Robert’s work in film includes The Closer, an adaptation of the Broadway play Wheelbarrow Closers. He has sold original screenplays and has been called in to rewrite numerous other screenplays.

While continuing to work in Los Angeles, Mr. Keats teaches writing classes at Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

Mr. Keats is also a Contributing Editor for OneForTheTable.com.

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