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Oscar-Winning Screenwriter Jeremy Larner Passes Away at 88

3/7/2026

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Jeremy Larner, Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Candidate, died on February 24, 2025, at age 88 in Oakland, California.
His son confirmed that Larner had lymphoma and Parkinson's disease.
Born March 20, 1937, in Olean, New York, Larner became Eugene McCarthy's speechwriter in 1968.
Larner also wrote the novel Drive, He Said, which was adapted into a film directed by Jack Nicholson.

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Jeremy Larner, Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Candidate, died on February 24, 2025, at age 88 in Oakland, California.
His son confirmed that Larner had lymphoma and Parkinson's disease.
Born March 20, 1937, in Olean, New York, Larner became Eugene McCarthy's speechwriter in 1968.
Larner also wrote the novel Drive, He Said, which was adapted into a film directed by Jack Nicholson.