Fonda. He wrote the initial draft for The Scout (1994), although he says the resulting film is different from his version. The film gives writing credit to Roger Angell, Bergman, Monica Johnson and star Albert Brooks. Bergman wrote and directed Striptease (1996) starring Demi Moore, and directed the Jacqueline Susann biopic Isn't She Great (2000) starring Bette Midler and Nathan Lane. He has written four novels: The Big Kiss-Off of 1944, Hollywood and LeVine, Tender Is LeVine, and Sleepless Nights. The first three are hard-boiled noir detective stories about a Jewish private eye called Jack LeVine (originally Jacob Levine) in 1940s New York. The fourth is a psychological study of a Jewish family. He also wrote the Broadway comedy, Social Security, and Working Title. The Andrew Bergman History Writing Prize is awarded by the University of Wisconsin. Theatre His first play on Broadway, Social Security, opened in 1986, starring Marlo Thomas and Ron Silver. In 2013, Bergman would go on to adapt his movie and write the book for the Honeymoon in Vegas Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Awards In 2007, Bergman received the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Writing from the Writers Guild of America. Personal life He lives in New York City with his wife. He has two grown sons. References External links "Eulogy for Joel Siegel by Screenwriter Andrew Bergman" "Andrew Bergman", Charlie Rose 1945 births Living people American male screenwriters Jewish American screenwriters Binghamton University alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni People from Queens, New York Film directors from New York City Screenwriters from New York (state) 21st-century American Jews