Person
Michael Herr
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- April 13, 1940
- Died
- June 23, 2016
- Place of birth
- Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Biography
Michael David Herr was an American writer and war correspondent, known as the author of Dispatches (1977), a memoir of his time as a correspondent for Esquire (1967–1969) during the Vietnam War. Herr was credited in the film for writing the narration for Francis Ford Coppola's 1997 film The Rainmaker. He had previously contributed to the narration for Coppola's 1979 film Apocalypse Now. He co-wrote the screenplay for the film Full Metal Jacket (1987) with director Stanley Kubrick and author Gustav Hasford, which was nominated for an Academy Award.
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In Catlg
2 Works in the catalog credit them.
Filmography
First KillFilm · 2001 · as Self
The RainmakerFilm · 1997 · Screenplay
Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible ManFilm · 1996 · as Self
Full Metal JacketFilm · 1987 · Screenplay
Kubrick's War: The Making of Full Metal JacketFilm · as Self - Co-Screenwriter/Self - Associate Producer, Full Metal Jacket(archive sound)
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