Leslie Newman

American screenwriter

Leslie Newman
Born	1938 United States
Died	2021 (aged 82–83) United States
Occupation	Screenwriter
Known for	Wrote the script for the first three Superman films
Spouse	David Newman

Leslie Newman (1938 – c. 2021)^[1] was a screenwriter who co-wrote the first three Superman films with husband David Newman, who died in 2003. She was born in 1939, in the United States. They had two children together. She has written a novel entitled Gathering Force (Simon & Schuster, 1974), and a cookbook entitled Feasts: Menus for Home-cooked Celebrations (HarperCollins, 1990).

Newman studied at the University of Michigan.

Filmography

Superman (1978)...co-screenplay
Superman II (1980)...co-screenplay
Superman III (1983)...co-screenplay
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)...co-story
Takedown (2000)...co-screenplay

References

^ "Tweet from Sarah Douglas confirming Newman's death". twitter.com.

External links

With the Walkout Over, Writers David and Leslie Newman Strike Up 'Superman III'. People, July 27, 1981. Accessed 2011-03-02.
Craig Claiborne with Pierre Franey, “Home Cooking for 200 Guests”. New York Times Sunday Magazine, October 24, 1982. Accessed 2012-12-26.