Carole Eastman, screenwriter of 'Five Easy Pieces,' dead at 69
May 12th, 2004
Carole Eastman, who co-wrote the 1970 film "Five Easy Pieces" and wrote several other screenplays, died Feb. 13 after a long illness. She was 69.
Eastman, who lived in West Hollywood, died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to the Los Angeles Times. The cause was not released.
She and co-writer and director Bob Rafelson were nominated for an Academy Award for "Five Easy Pieces," the first major Jack Nicholson star vehicle.
Eastman wrote five other movies that were produced, including the 1967 western "The Shooting," which featured Will Hutchins and Nicholson; 1975's "The Fortune," starring Nicholson and Warren Beatty; and her final film, "Man Trouble," a 1992 romantic comedy.
(Source: Associated Press)
Eastman, who lived in West Hollywood, died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to the Los Angeles Times. The cause was not released.
She and co-writer and director Bob Rafelson were nominated for an Academy Award for "Five Easy Pieces," the first major Jack Nicholson star vehicle.
Eastman wrote five other movies that were produced, including the 1967 western "The Shooting," which featured Will Hutchins and Nicholson; 1975's "The Fortune," starring Nicholson and Warren Beatty; and her final film, "Man Trouble," a 1992 romantic comedy.
(Source: Associated Press)
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