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Lewis John Carlino
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Director, Screenwriter Born: January 1, 1932 in New York City, NY Biography:A graduate of El Camino College and U.S.C., "Lewis John Carlino" first gained attention as a novelist and off-Broadway playwright. Carlino burst onto the Hollywood scene with his screenplay for "Seconds" (1966), a "thinking man's" sci-fier based on a novel by David Ely. Carlino's follow-up scripting assignments were equally impressive: "The Brotherhood" (1968) was arguably the best of the pre-"Godfather" Mafia films, while "The Mechanic" (1973) demonstrated what was lost when "Charles Bronson" abandoned genuine acting in favor of the "Death Wish" series. With the dreamlike The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea (1976), Carlino launched his directorial career, which thus far has yielded only the 1979 critic's favorite "The Great Santini" (1979) and the frivolous sex comedy "Class" (1983). In 1977, "Lewis John Carlino" received an Academy Award nomination for his film adaptation of Hannah Green's... Full Biography
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