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David S. Ward
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Director, Screenwriter Born: October 24, 1947 in Providence, RI Biography:Holding degrees from both U.C.L.A. and U.S.C., American filmmaker/screenwriter "David S. Ward" was employed at an educational film production company when he managed to sell his screenplay for "The Sting" (1974). "Ward"'s Oscar win for this effort should have assured him a successful "Sting" afterlife. Alas, the decade following this triumph was unrelenting in its disappointments, among them "Ward"'s maiden directorial effort, "Cannery Row" (1982), and the "Why bother?" belated sequel "The Sting II" (1983). Efforts made by "Ward" to sell a script based on the frontier days of California were scuttled by an industry-wide "ban" on Westerns after mammoth failure of "Michael Cimino"'s "Heaven's Gate" (1980). In 1986, "Ward" was rescued by "Sting" star "Robert Redford", who hired the screenwriter to work on the Redford-directed "The Milagro Beanfield War". The response to this project enabled "Ward" to sell... Full Biography
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