9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁Academy ▁Film ▁Award ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor ; ▁the ▁Carl ▁For eman ▁Award ▁for ▁the ▁Most ▁Prom ising ▁New com er . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁US , ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁advis ory ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Film ▁Institute , ▁on ▁the ▁public - media ▁panel ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Arts , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁executive ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁Theater ▁Group ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Near ing ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁Carl ▁For eman ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁brain ▁tum or ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁in ▁B ever ly ▁Hills , ▁California . ▁ ▁The ▁day ▁before ▁he ▁died ▁he ▁was ▁told ▁he ▁would ▁receive ▁his ▁Oscar ▁for ▁writing ▁K w ai . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁marriage ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁a ▁daughter , ▁K atie , ▁to ▁Est elle ; ▁his ▁second ▁marriage ▁brought ▁him ▁two ▁children , ▁Am anda ▁and ▁Jonathan , ▁born ▁in ▁London ▁to ▁Ev ely n . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁mother , ▁F anny . ▁ ▁For eman ' s ▁daughter , ▁Am anda ▁For eman , ▁graduated ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University ▁and ▁Oxford ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁received ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁history . ▁She ▁won ▁the ▁Whit b read