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Tom Schulman (born 1950 in Nashville) is an American screenwriter most famous for his screenplay Dead Poets Society which won the Best Screenplay Academy Award for 1989.
Other scripts include Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Welcome to Mooseport, What About Bob?, 8 Heads In A Duffel Bag and Medicine Man.
In 2009, Schulman was elected vice president of the Writers Guild of America, West. [1]
Tom lives in southern California with his two children and his wife. On his free time he enjoys playing golf.
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Ronald Bass,Barry Morrow for Rain Man |
Academy Award for Writing, Best Original Screenplay 1989 for Dead Poets Society |
Succeeded by Bruce Joel Rubin for Ghost |
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