David Rayfiel

David Rayfiel (September 9, 1923 – June 22, 2011)[1] was an American screenwriter and frequent collaborator of director Sydney Pollack.

David Rayfiel
Born(1923-09-09)September 9, 1923
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 22, 2011(2011-06-22) (aged 87)
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationCity University of New York, Brooklyn (BA)
Yale University (MFA)
OccupationScreenwriter
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1950; div. 1953)​

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(m. 1963; div. 1966)​

Lynne Schwarzenbek
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(m. 1987)​
Children1
Parent(s)

Life

Rayfiel was born in Brooklyn, New York and educated at Brooklyn College. His father was congressman Leo F. Rayfiel.

In 1950 he married television screenwriter Lila Garrett. He and Garrett had daughter Eliza before divorcing in 1953. He married actress Maureen Stapleton in 1963, divorcing in 1966.[2] He married his third wife, Lynne Schwarzenbek, in 1987.

In 1958 he had a house built at Day, New York, which has come to be known as the David Rayfiel House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[3]

Death

Rayfiel died of heart failure, on June 22, 2011, in Manhattan, New York. He was survived by his widow, Lynne, and his daughter, Eliza, wife of actor Eric Roberts. Rayfiel also had two grandchildren, Keaton and Morgan, from daughter Eliza's first marriage to television producer and director James Simons.[1] Also survived by step-children Daniel Allentuck and Katharine Allentuck.[1]

Awards

In 1976, he received an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay for Three Days of the Condor with Lorenzo Semple, Jr. He received a César Award in 1981 for Death Watch.

Screenplays

References
  1. William Grimes (June 23, 2011). "David Rayfiel, Screenwriter With Sydney Pollack, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  2. Daniel McEneny (June 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: David Rayfiel House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places". National Park Service. 2009-11-20.
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