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Steve Tesich
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Screenwriter, Book Author Born: September 29, 1942 in Titovo Utice, Yugoslavia Death: July 1, 1996 Biography:"Steven Tesich" made a name for himself in Hollywood after he won an Oscar for his script for "Breaking Away", a story of bicycle racing, rivalry, and small-town youths coming of age. Set in Bloomington IN, the story was close to Tesich, for he, too, had been passionate about biking during his college days at Indiana University, Bloomington. Other notable Tesich screenplays include his adaptation of "John Irving"'s The World According to Garp (1982) and "Eyewitness" (1981). Born Stoyan Tesich in Yugoslavia, he was raised by his mothers and sisters in the country as his father, a rebellious soldier who opposed Marshall Tito's Communist regime, had fled to the United States. In 1957, his father sent for them and the 14-year-old found himself in East Chicago, IN, speaking not a word of English. He learned quickly and after high school attended Indiana U. on a wrestling scholarship, but he abandoned it... Full Biography
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