Reuben, Reuben (1983) He wrote screenplays for more than 50 films in his 50-year career. Family Epstein has two living children: a daughter, Elizabeth, and a son, James Epstein, who is a criminal lawyer in Los Angeles. Another son, Philip Epstein, died in 2000. After his twin brother's death, Epstein looked out for Philip's son, Leslie, who became a novelist and director of the creative writing program at Boston University. Epstein was the great-uncle of Leslie's children: Theo Epstein, former Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations and former Boston Red Sox general manager, and Anya Epstein, a television writer. Legacy and honors 1939: Nomination for Academy Award for his adapted screenplay for Four Daughters, adapted from Fannie Hurst's novel, Sister Act. 1943: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Casablanca, adapted from an unproduced play, Rick's Cafe 1973: Nomination for Academy Award for his adapted screenplay for Pete 'n' Tillie, adapted from two novels by Peter De Vries. 1984: Nomination for Academy Award for screenplay of Reuben, Reuben, based on a De Vries novel. 1998: Los Angeles Film Critics Association career achievement award. He received a Writers Guild of America Award. References External links Julius J. Epstein at the Internet Off-Broadway Database Obituary on bbc.co.uk 1909 births 2000 deaths Jewish American writers Writers from New York City Pennsylvania State University alumni Writers Guild of America Award winners Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award winners American male screenwriters Burials at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery American identical twins 20th-century American male writers Screenwriters from New York (state) 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century American Jews