McGRATH, Douglas 1958–

PERSONAL

Born 1958; married Jane Martin. Education: Princeton University, degree in English, 1980.

Addresses: Agent— International Creative Management, 3921 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 303, Los Angeles, CA 90010–3324.

Career: Writer, director, and actor.

Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination, best screenplay, 1994, for Bullets over Broadway; Writers Guild of America Award nomination (with Woody Allen), best screenplay written for the screen, Independent Spirit Award nomination (with Allen), best screenplay, 1995, Film Award nomination (with Allen), best screenplay, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1996, for Bullets over Broadway; Writers Guild of America Award nomination, best screenplay based on material previously produced or published, 1997, for Emma.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Snodgrass, Quiz Show, Buena Vista, 1994.

Bill Gaines, Celebrity, 1998.

Himself, Sweet and Lowdown, Sony Pictures Classics, 1999.

Private investigator, The Insider, Buena Vista, 1999.

Frenchy's lawyer, Small Time Crooks, DreamWorks, 2000.

Allen Quimp, Company Man, Paramount, 2000.

Barbeque guest, Hollywood Ending, DreamWorks, 2002.

Film Director:

Emma, Miramax, 1996.

Company Man, Paramount, 2000.

Nicholas Nickleby, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2002.

Stage Appearances:

Political Animal (one–man play), Westside Theatre (Downstairs), New York City, 1996.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Born Yesterday (adapted from Garson Kanin's play of the same title), Buena Vista, 1993.

(With Woody Allen) Bullets over Broadway, Miramax, 1994.

Emma (adapted from Jane Austen's book of the same title), Miramax, 1996.

Company Man, Paramount, 2000.

Nicholas Nickleby, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2002.

Also wrote the unproduced screenplays (with Terry Sweeney) Loose Women and Just Married.

Television Series:

(With others) Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1980–1981.

Television Specials:

The Stephen Banks Show, Showtime, 1991.

Plays:

Political Animal (one–man play), Westside Theatre (Downstairs), New York City, 1996.

Also wrote the unproduced play (with Patty Marx) Dominoes.

Other:

"Acting As She Sings, She Makes Each Song a Drama," New York Times, 2001.

Formerly a columnist for The New Republic; wrote the novel Blockbuster.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

New York Times, August 25, 1996, pp. H–11, H–16. Texas Monthly, February, 2001, p. 68.