Eric Roth

Eric R. Roth (born March 22, 1945) is an American screenwriter. He has been nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay: ''Forrest Gump'' (1994), ''The Insider'' (1999), ''Munich'' (2005), ''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008), ''A Star Is Born'' (2018), and ''Dune'' (2021) — winning for ''Forrest Gump''; he also earned a Best Picture nomination for producing ''Mank'' (2020). Roth also worked on the screenplays for the Oscar-nominated films ''Ali'' (2001), ''Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close'' (2011), and ''Killers of the Flower Moon'' (2023). In 2026 Roth made his playwriting debut on London's West End with his stage adaptation of ''High Noon'' starring Tony and Emmy Award-winner Billy Crudup and Olivier Award-winner Denise Gough. Provided by Wikipedia