Peter Riegert is best known for his role as newspaper editor Delbert McGinty in a family comedy-drama film loosely based on a memoir by who?
Peter Riegert Peter Riegert (born April 11, 1947) is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his roles as Donald "Boon" Schoenstein in "Animal House" (1978), "Mac" MacIntyre in "Local Hero" (1983), fast-talking gangster Aldo in "Oscar" (1991), tough, no-nonsense Lt. Kellaway in "The Mask" (1994), newspaper editor Delbert McGinty in "We Bought a Zoo" (2011) and glove manufacturer Lou Levov in "American Pastoral" (2016). He directed the short film "By Courier" (2000) and, along with producer Ericka Frederick, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch is a 1901 novel by American author Alice Hegan Rice, telling of a southern family's humorously coping with poverty. The book was highly popular on its release, and has been adapted to film several times.