Alice Arlen
{{short description|American screenwriter and producer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Alice Arlen
| image = Alice_Arlen_died_2016.jpeg
| alt = Alice Arlen
| caption = Alice Arlen
| birth_name = Alice Reeve
| birth_date = {{birth date|1940|11|6}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|2|29|1940|11|6}}
| death_place = New York, New York, U.S.
| other_names = Alice Albright, Alice Albright Hoge
| alma_mater = Harvard University, Columbia University
| mother = Josephine Medill Patterson
| father = Jay Reeve (biological), Ivan Albright (adoptive)
| occupation = Screenwriter, producer
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|James Hoge|1962|1971|end=divorced}}
- {{marriage|Michael J. Arlen
|1972}}
}}
| children = 3
| relatives = Joseph Albright (brother)
}}
{{Redirect|Alice Albright|the daughter of the former United States Secretary of State|Alice P. Albright}}
Alice Arlen (November 6, 1940 – February 29, 2016) was an American screenwriter, best known for Silkwood (1983), which she wrote with Nora Ephron. Her other film credits include the scripts of Alamo Bay (1985), Cookie (1989), The Weight of Water (2000) and Then She Found Me (2007).
Early life
In 1940, Arlen was born as Alice Reeve. Arlen's father was Jay Frederick Reeve, a lawyer. Arlen's mother was Josephine Medill Patterson, a journalist. After Arlen's mother married Ivan Albright, Arlen and her brother Joseph took the surname of Albright.
Education
In 1962, Arlene graduated from Radcliffe College of Harvard University. In 1981, Arlene earned an MFA degree from the Columbia University School of the Arts.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/01/arts/alice-arlen-screenwriter-with-premier-journalistic-pedigree-dies-at-75.html |title=Alice Arlen, Screenwriter and Collaborator With Nora Ephron, Dies at 75 |website=The New York Times |date=March 1, 2016 |accessdate=March 25, 2020}}
Career
Arlen worked for CBS. Arlen met Nora Ephron, with whom she wrote the screenplay for Silkwood (1983), for which they were nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Arlen worked with director Louis Malle, writing the script for Alamo Bay (1985). Arlen and Ephron later worked together on Cookie (1989), which was directed by Susan Seidelman. Later, Arlen also wrote the screenplay for The Weight of Water (2000), and Helen Hunt's first feature film as director, Then She Found Me (2007).{{cite news|last1=Vlessing|first1=Etan|title='Silkwood' Screenwriter Alice Arlen Dies at 75|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alice-arlen-dead-silkwood-screenwriter-871789|accessdate=March 2, 2016|work=Hollywood Reporter|date=March 1, 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Saperstein|first1=Pat|title=Alice Arlen, 'Silkwood' Screenwriter, Dies at 75|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/people-news/alice-arlen-dies-dead-silkwood-screenwriter-dies-at-75-1201719886/|accessdate=March 2, 2016|work=Variety|date=March 1, 2016}}
Filmography
- Silkwood (with Nora Ephron) (1983)
- Alamo Bay (1985)
- Cookie (with Nora Ephron) (1989) (also Executive Producer)
- A Shock to the System (Associate Producer) (1990)
- The Weight of Water (with Christopher Kyle) (2000)
- A Thief of Time (2004) (TV)
- Then She Found Me (with Victor Levin and Helen Hunt) (2007)
Personal life
Arlen married James Hoge. They had three children. In 1971, Arlen divorced. In 1972, Arlen married Michael J. Arlen and later moved to New York.
In 2016, Arlen died at her home in Manhattan, New York. She was 75 years old.{{cite news|last1=McFadden|first1=Robert D.|title=Alice Arlen, Screenwriter With Premier Journalistic Pedigree, Dies at 75|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/01/arts/alice-arlen-screenwriter-with-premier-journalistic-pedigree-dies-at-75.html|accessdate=March 1, 2016|work=New York Times|date=February 29, 2016}}
Family tree
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References
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External links
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Category:American women screenwriters
Category:American women journalists
Category:Screenwriters from Chicago
Category:Journalists from Illinois
Category:Columbia University School of the Arts alumni
Category:Radcliffe College alumni
Category:Medill–Patterson family
Category:Writers from Manhattan